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Originally Posted by nfotiu
Has anyone ever challenged why the Field house has a 200 million dollar price tag (or 260?!) associated with it in the first place? Field houses are pretty common around here in private schools, amateur soccer clubs, colleges, cities, etc, and I doubt any of them had even an 8 figure budget, let alone 9 figures.
A quick google shows Indianapolis is building a pretty nice sounding one for $15 million. http://www.ibj.com/articles/61760-no...dhouse-project |
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Originally Posted by sureLoss
because the proposed standalone Calgary Fieldhouse is essentially a half stadium by itself.
The standalone proposal has seating for about 10000 and has the goals of hosting IAAF championships and other tournaments.
And it is also envisioned as serving the whole city of Calgary not just a small town or a suburb of a bigger city.
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Not to mention, the fieldhouse is actually only a component of the whole complex the city has envisioned. Based on the foothills master plan, it will feature the replacement of the Norma Bush arenas, as well as the foothills aquatics centre. As well additional gymnasia spaces and weight rooms.
Redevelopment of Foothills Athletic Park
It's not just a fieldhouse, it's an athletic complex.