Comment 46446

By F. Ward Cleat (anonymous) | Posted August 27, 2010 at 13:43:54

Can we believe anything we hear? Has Hostco really proposed a scaled down soccer stadium for West Harbour? If the past 3 months has shown us anything it's not to believe anything until it comes from a reliable source. I believe Clr. Whitehead was the Specs source. The same councilor who changed his vote 48hrs after he stood up in support of WH. If this is HostCo's decision we shouldn't brush off a 5-7500 seat WH stadium. It seems to me that this would be a perfect size venue for a NASL franchise. With proper planning such a venue could be expanded if need be. City Council has built up some political capital through this whole debate and that power should not be discounted. We have 2 Liberal M.P.P's from Hamilton who stand to be scrutinized for the political interference in this whole affair. To this point in time, the City of Hamilton has repeatedly reaffirmed their commitement to a 15,000-20,000 seat 'Track and Field' stadium on WH lands. This site with direct GO train access was a large part of the winning bid. Any changes from the original plan have come from outside our borders and the forces behind those decisions will be held accountable. I for one will be watching closely in the coming days and weeks to see who will stand up for Hamilton, and who will not.

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