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Originally Posted by Bingo
And that's what I'm talking about.
Lets get tangible about this. the city doesn't want a big facility on the river is a great reason to not do it. They have another vision with a smaller foot print for an anchor tenant ... have no problem with that.
The funding though ... counter then. Counter with the city doing nothing but infrastructure and creosote clean up and the rest is the CSE's issue.
That funding model is an opening volley, that's all it was every stated to be.
But for the love of pete just stop with the rhetoric Nenshi, we're all tired of it.
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You can't help yourself Bingo. I don't think you realized just how much your fandom is clouding this issue. You keep stating you're unbiased but you only push the Flames agenda and excuse their every misstep, before laying it at Nenshi's feet.
Other posters have repeatedly explained why the West Village is a complete non-starter. (No tax revenue to support the project being a major one) but you just brush those explanations aside and insist the City must act next. Nenshi outlined ALL the reasons to CSEC but those explanations didn't fit with the team's version of reality.
Right now, the City doesn't even have a proper proposal to consider. What do they counter? How do they counter? Ask the Flames how much they want and open their chequebook?
Nenshi was right from the outset. The Flames should buy some land, then come to the City and say "we're ready to build, let's talk".