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Originally Posted by Frequitude
It's not the city's job to counter a CalgaryNEXT with a Victoria Park based concept. It was the city's job to counter CalgaryNEXT with a study showing what it would actually cost. They did that.
It is CSEC's job to come up with a new concept and put it forward much like they did CalgaryNEXT. It will then be the City's job to counter/respond to that new concept.
The city doesn't go to Brookfield and say "hey I designed this building for you what do you think". Brookfield comes to them and says "hey I want to build this building what do you think". Why should it be any different here?
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Exactly this.
Taxpayers in Calgary are under ZERO obligation to counter the Flames proposal. The city is not in the business of building arenas for pro sports teams especially when one already exists.
If I'm any other business and i say, "hey Calgary taxpayers, build my factory for me" and the City says "no" my next move isn't to hold tight and complain that they haven't made a counter-proposal.
The sheet fact that the flames made a stupid proposal doesn't then require additional action on behalf of Calgary taxpayers to start negotiating. You negotiate when you have a reason to and right now Calgary taxpayers don't have one.