I don't give a shit about hockey and the handful of times I go to the stadium makes it moot for me. I don't want my tax dollars going to it.
The proposal is great: I am ok with tax payer funding
There should be less tax payer funding overall
There should be NO tax payer funding for this
I don't like this concept; back to the drawing board
I'd be in favor of this, but only if there is more parking
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I don't give a shit about hockey and the handful of times I go to the stadium makes it moot for me. I don't want my tax dollars going to it.
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We use the same method for the CFL stadiums we visit. At Mosaic and McMahon we can pay to park and walk about 10 minutes. At Commonwealth we usually walk more like 30 minutes but park for free.Originally posted by Masked Bandit
I don't have a problem with the funding model really. I do wonder though who will pick up the cost overruns, because you can be sure that's going to happen.
The lack of parking is a deal killer for me. When we go to Stamps games we drive and park in the surrounding neighbourhood and walk ~10 minutes. I don't know that this location will allow the same thing. I don't know the West end of downtown all that well so maybe there is already sufficient paid parking in the area?Convenient access is a key feature in my mind. If it's a pain in the ass to get in & out of, I simply won't go. It's not like watching sports on a massive TV at home is some kind of hardship.
I suppose at this location I can drive to the Brentwood station and ride the LRT but I have no idea how well that will work.
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I would rather we pay for the full project and profit off it or none at all. They are a corporation with loads of money and the ability to take out a loan. But I'm also still scratching my head as to why people volunteered to help clean up their property after the flood (volunteer for people not coorporations).
I'm fine with CoC loaning them the money and they can pay it back with interest.
If you get angry at my post please re-read as a joke or sarcasm.
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I've explained it earlier in the thread, but a corporation will do what it can to make the most profit. There are other cities that are willing to subsidize the team with a stadium.
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Seattle will likely realize their NBA fantasies aren't going to come true soon. Missed out on expansion yet still a demand for hockey. That'd be my concernOriginally posted by rage2
I've explained it earlier in the thread, but a corporation will do what it can to make the most profit. There are other cities that are willing to subsidize the team with a stadium.
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