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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
A few things on the City's pie charts:
- Counting a green line LRT stop as an "indirect cost" of the new arena is disingenuous. There is going to be a stop at the Stampede Grounds whether or not an arena happens.
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I disagree. An arena will certainly require a larger station (capable of serving larger crowds on event nights) which will of course cost more to build.
Now, to a certain extent, the property taxes on the arena contribute to those increased service costs (which is why the Flames should be required to pay property taxes like any other property owner). However, the Flames aren't including increased service and infrastructure costs in the calculation of their contribution, so I don't think there is anything disingenguous about it.