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By brian (registered) | Posted August 11, 2010 at 19:15:23
Bob Young just said the west harbor wont work because there is a shortfall of developers for a stadium there.beyond a 15,000 deat stadium..um ok...than why hasn't he stated any "developers" for his choice of location?..its because he doesnt have any. He had his website goeastmountain and obviously thought it could be acceptable..but than says he won't play at either location. If a few weeks ago the city said ok east mountain..he would have agreed to it and all would have been fine in his world. That location would have cost more than $50 million dollars more than the harbor location...and yes he would have been ok with it. The local tax payer would have taken a tax hit of maybe 4.4%...yes that would have been perfectly fine with him. He would have wanted a 7,000 space car lot for a few dates that would lose the city millions more in develepment fees, taxes...and yes to him that would have been fine. That is unfair to the tens of thousands of people in this city who cant afford to go the games...and the 400,000 or more that dont go to any games. The ticats where on the bid book when the pan-am games was announced and the west harbor was in it. They voted on that location before and it was what they wanted for a previous bid for the commonwealth games (which i assume he knew that fact too). Like someone else stated about the location and parking he is correct. Jim basillie knew it wouldnt be a problem to put a nhl team down there . With 18,000 people at a concert...a few thousand in jackson square and thousands more elsewhere..there is no problem..its a myth. All it is about "parking" and bob young controlling that parking and charging 15-20 dollars to do it (and to take a $50 millon dollar hit to the taxpayers...im not sure why nobody understands that. The carmens guy was furious for only one reason..he knew on game day that players/cfl would use his hotel...he doesnt care about hamilton..he cares about his wallet.
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