Comment 29355

By Woody10 (registered) | Posted March 05, 2009 at 16:04:59

Ok, lets look at some recent current events and see if we can pull some solutions/ideas etc..

I know some here won't agree but we have been handed (hopefully) a real opportunity with the Pan-Am Games. As long as the nay sayers like Mr. Merulla keep out of it, this whole project can be a transition period for this city.

Think of the construction jobs needed to not only build the Stadium but also the velodrome, new streets, sewers, watermains, houses, townhouses, sidewalks, streetlights, stores, restaurants etc..... Then the spinoff from those days of construction, area restaurants, cafes, cornerstores, hotels etc.. If it isn't a local Architectural firm, they will probably open a long term office in the area bringing employees and maybe hiring locally. Transit will probably even increase ridership. This will also help the surrounding communities which in turn helps the TAX base (sorry I mentioned taxes, lol).

So if this is used as a transition period (say 5 years) maybe our lame politicians can try to step up and figure out a true direction for the city in that time frame.

I feel for the Stelco employees, I have several friends who will be hurting I'm sure. Lets all try to be productive and sort this out because lets face it, there's a 90% chance those jobs aren't coming back.

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