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Old 09-26-2018, 08:38 PM   #918
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Originally Posted by Northendzone View Post
Here is a curveball - what happens if the city moves ahead with the games, and then in 2022 there is a terroist attack at the games - the security costs would increase massively, but then it is too late to back out.

Also, it seems like everyone has a lot of faith in the numbers being bandied about - every government project always has cost over runs or they underestimate - I am not sure which.

And lastly, renovate McMahon stadium - that seems like a massive waste of money. What happens when the $135 million estimate really turns into $210 million. The riders built a new house for what $300 million?
The Riders built a new stadium for $278 million, and as far as I know, it came in on budget.

It's sort of a weird argument to make, since you are saying cost overruns are a major problem, but you also insinuating that everyone should just pony up another $150 million (double) and build something similar to Regina?
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