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Old 09-14-2017, 09:24 AM   #257
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Why not make visitors pay for the City's portion of the bill?

A hotel tax of $1 per night on every hotel and motel room in Calgary until the City's third of the bill is paid.

It wouldn't deter visitors, and it lessens the blow to the local taxpayer. American cities do this, and I don't see a problem with it. Most recently, Vegas has done this for their Raiders stadium to which the State has already committed to $750MM USD to build.

The Flames new arena won't cost $1.9 billion USD, so it shouldn't be a problem for the city to recoup their ~$200 million CAD over time.

https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/ma...-raiders-move/
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