Comment 54608

By Lester (anonymous) | Posted January 05, 2011 at 14:03:35

The Pan-Am process does not have to fail becuase the Tiger-Cats want what they want or else - Ian Troop claified that in his recent comments. Troop is saying the issue for him is the forward progress of the Games planning, and not necessarily the well-being of the Tiger-Cats - hence why he mentioned that a scalable stadium is doable and fundable, and given the time crunch that HostCo is facing, why they will not extend the deadline - their outcomes are now of first concern to them.

We have a chosen location upon which some preparation and progress has already been made, and we have the research to support the reasoning behind that chosen location. The Pan-Am stadium and its amenities can be built at West Harbour and the Tiger-Cats can decide if they are going to participate in that process or not. Still, preparations for the Pan-Am games and the exposure they can bring to Hamilton can proceed without the Tiger-Cats involvement. If they wish to move to Aldershot, that is their choice and it appears they have decided to do so. In the meantime, a scalable stadium at WH is our best choice - if the Cats stay, or go and then return at some future date, or if another sporting entity chooses to consider Hamilton and its new facility, we can accomodate both possibilities AND remain part of the Pan-Am games via a scalable facility, while preserving our political autonomy and protecting Confederation Park, a vital functional and participative greenspace that is a source of our citizenry's wellbeing and a local cultural reference.

Call you councillors and remind them of these things. Our involvement in the Pan-Am games does not have to fail, nor will it, nor should it despite what the Tiger-Cats and their private business associates might say.

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