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Originally Posted by TheKurgan
I really shouldn't have brought up the library, this should be a discussion on the new arena. But to call library's a "essential service" like the police or fire fighers" is laughable. Anyway, I am not suggesting the city close library's or stop funding them I am just suggesting a new $250 million dollar library, 2 blocks away from the existing one, and a block away from another one at Bow Valley College might not be a worse use of taxpayer money than funding redevelopment of Victoria Park and a new sports/entertainment arena.
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If the CoC were to invest ~$200MM into sports, it should go into local arenas or pools or fields at $10MM/. Not to a professional team that makes tens of millions of profit per year. Taxpayer dollars fund public facilities. Private dollars should fund venues that paying customers attend for pure entertainment.