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Originally Posted by Canehdianman
I suppose in the interest of fairness, I should also point out that the Flames expected:
- free transit on game days;
- free police at games for additional security;
- free property taxes;
- to not own the building (meaning they don't pay for any maintenance or
- receive all parking revenue); yet
- pay no rent.
I agree that Nenshi's response likely hurt some egos at CSEC (which was a mistake), but the City's proposal comes across as fair, with benefits to both sides (at least to me). The CSEC offer was ludicrous.
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Not owning the building wouldn't mean they wouldn't pay maintenance. Most lessees are responsible for maintenance, including the Flames in their deal right now. Conceptually (though not in practice in many commercial leases) it would mean that there would be no property taxes to pay. Plus it means that they don't have a capital asset of any value.
I view the transit and police as throw-ins. They are pretty common in professional sports, especially the cops. Plus it benefits the city in other ways to have (a) less traffic and drunk drivers and (b) some control of security.