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Originally Posted by Benched
that interview....
KK keeps saying it's a 'public building'.....but it's not. Maybe that's the disconnect. It's a place of business. It's private. We pay for the privilege to walk through the doors.
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Yeah, that's one of their "go to" misrepresentations. I mean he's "right" in that what they're proposing is a publicly owned building... he tends to delightfully neglects to mention that it being publicly owned means the city won't get any property tax from it, will be stuck with "end of life" costs in 30ish years, it won't be for public use, and by their own plan the city won't see a dime of profit (or even come close to breaking even). Public ownership is in the best interests of CS&E not the City of Calgary.
I don't object to PPP's, but King (and by extension CS&E) aren't looking for a partner... they're looking for a handout.