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Originally Posted by BoLevi
The construction of a hockey arena and events centre is precisely the type of project that private industry is very well equipped to accomplish.
The Flames or some other private entity can find the financing, build the thing, and collect fees from concerts and rent from sports teams for the next 30 years.
There is no reason the city should be involved at all.
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The City may not be involved in financing, but it will definitely be "involved". Planning, transportation, security, support infrastructure, etc. etc.
All will add costs. And the City will be expected to bear the costs of some of that support infrastructure - could be sewers, widening roads, adding an LRT station or two and so on.
There ain't no such thing as a free lunch. (TANSTAFL for the Heinlein fans).