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Originally Posted by Slava
I actually kind of agree. The first thing that I thought when Nenshi stepped up to the mic and lead with "this is a great deal for the city" I thought it was a sales pitch and probably not a great deal.
Did they do their homework here? Sure doesn't look like it. Will it work out as perfect as planned? Probably not.
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I have to say, I disagree with all of these points.
For one, Nenshi has not been easily swayed on the arena. So for him to come out and say it's a great deal has pretty positive implications.
As far as homework goes, this has been hundreds of hours and many years in the making. What's enough? Where is the cut-off where people accept that yeah, the work has been done, and it's acceptable? How many more hours? How many more meetings, or committees, or years is it going to take to get to a point where people are happy with the work? If not now, I can't imagine ever.
Will it work out as perfectly as planned? With CMLC on board, I would say "probably" is closer to "probably not." What the CMLC did with the library was truly incredible, they know their stuff, and their involvement means the project is in exceptional hands. The new library is pretty much as close to "perfect" as you can get. On time, on budget, and that's despite delays due to things out of their control.
We have the right people involved. The homework is done. The deal is fair. What's left?