Comment 43803

By F. Ward Cleat (anonymous) | Posted July 21, 2010 at 18:10:05

Go Big or Go Home indeed! The taxpayer has $160 million on the table, therefore this debate should not be about what's best for the Tiger-Cats and their 'One dimensional' stadium proposals. The debate should seek to resolve any real concerns the football team has, but first and foremost we should be should be using our $160 million as leverage for much greater development. The 'Whitestar' proposal should be seen for what it is a vision of what is possible on the West Harbour lands. Tiger-Cat president Mitchell dismissed this proposal less than 24 hours after seeing it by his own admission and that tells me that the Tiger-Cats thinking is, 'Their Way or No Way.' While most of the players in this fiasco may believe the football club has that leverage I don't see it that way. I think their threat to relocate is baseless there isn't a suitable stadium in all of Canada. Not to mention the CFL may not see the prospect of a 7 team league helping their cause. Now if they think they could move the team and the PanAm funding with it, they will still be short $50 milion local funding. It is time for the city to take control of this opportunity and build where it benefits Hamiltonians and maximizes the return on investment. Given that we have 2 choices, 'West Harbour,' wins hands down. So call their bluff and start approaching developers and financiers, seems to me they have already started to line-up.

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