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Originally Posted by Locke
Yes. It does appear that, apart from Edmonton, the days of the 'Sweetheart Arena Deal' seem to be nearing their end. Maybe they should have hopped on that Gravy-Train before it was pulling in to the end of the line.
Well, their designated representative (King) took his sweet time. That is evidently going to cost them....
In the end, the Flames want free money.
They couldnt have possibly asked at a worse time.
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King first mentioned a new arena to the media in 2007. In 2014, 7 years later, the bottom fell out of the oil market, then a year later, with the city in an economic tailspin, he presents something that clearly had no more than a few weeks of work put into it.
Ken King claimed to be talking to architects and construction firms in
2009:
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-...edmonton-arena
The most amazing thing is that no one in the media covering this has even casually suggested that maybe Ken King shouldn't have his job. Imagine what he could have gotten away with with 100 dollar oil and Bronconier.