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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
The dramatics and misinformation has been plentiful on both sides (funny how it will both “paralyze” and “save” Calgary, people need to get a grip). The truth is somewhere in the middle.
Given that there’s more to life than money, I’m going with my heart and voting yes.
I won’t be too disappointed if it’s a no, and with the way council is voting even a yes vote isn’t a guarantee, but if yes wins we’ll have something memorable to look forward to. That’s enough for me.
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Originally Posted by JBR
There is over $500m in the bid allocated to the field house and maintenance of existing venues. The Bid also contains endowment funds to keep the Olympic venues sustainable for another 30+ years ($180m value). You're saying this can be done for less than the City's 2026 contribution? I can't see how you came to this.
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Originally Posted by Muta
Uh, no. Building a new field house and maintaining a plethora of other sports facilities will cost more than $300M. A field house may cost $300M alone.
Your taxes are going to a field house eventually, Olympics or not. Why not get an additional return investment out of it in the process?
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Fair to say that I'm going with my HEAD and voting Yes.
