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Originally Posted by DiracSpike
"I’m interested in the Seattle news because, of course, that’s over $600 million of private funding,” he told reporters in a scrum. “In fact, it’s the first time I’ve seen an arena deal that has the private funder actually paying for the road and infrastructure improvements as well as making a donation to charity just cause,” said Nenshi. “So, it certainly shows there’s a larger universe of options in getting this kind of infrastructure built perhaps than what we’ve been exposed to.”
Jeeze Nenshi, it's almost as if Seattle isn't at all a direct comparable to Calgary for a multitude of reasons.
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I have not read enough of the Seattle stuff, but what kind of tax break does the Seattle group get from doing everything privately?