I don't even mean this critically, but very wisely, all the parties involved have "expanded the scope" of this project to make the old deal and this one not apples to apples. It's the Costco strategy at play, no other store sells the exact same thing we do (it's always slightly different) so you can't truly compare.
Legitimately added a community rink to play to play the community angle, and then coupled in all sort of infrastructure items (that I guess would have happened anyway) to make it seem more inclusive and prevents any finger pointing on if the old deal was better.
Fairly smart approach from a pure PR perspective for all parties involved.
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