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Originally Posted by jayswin
Oh absolutely, I'm with you on the McMahon sentiment. Renovating the Dome or McMahon are both ridiculous.
Ottawa and Hamilton should be the goal, new stadiums, if they are even thinking about renovating. I think people are flippantly saying McMahon should only get a renovation and not a replacement because they don't believe the Stamps are worth anything to the city, but they likely don't know the costs involved and that a renovation is a terrible waste of money.
I think people are thinking a quick $50mil will get it done, not realizing that the Stamps already spent tens of millions on renovations a couple seasons ago just to maintain any level of credibility. To do what people want "create a roof, completely gut and renovate", we're probably looking at $150-$250mil all in. Then you could have just had a nice new stadium for $250mil.
$80mil in renos won't get you much at all.
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The bowl of McMahon is fantastic. Nothing needs to be done to the seating area. The issue with McMahon is the bathrooms and concourse. So could you just build a new concession facility outside of where it ends and turn the current concessions into bathrooms.
It's a lipstick on a pig option by a new stadium won't improve the viewing experience for anyone.