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By whitehorse (registered) | Posted January 11, 2011 at 18:36:34
Quote from the article above:
Councillors Respond
RTH asked Hamilton City Councillors for their thoughts on the IWS proposal, which Bratina and Young unveiled in a press conference at 11:00 AM today. Several Councillors pointed out that Council has not yet received any briefing on the proposal.
Councillor Brian McHattie does not support the Ivor Wynne proposal, writing, "I am suspect of the Ticats and the financial arrangements around this deal, given their history on this file."
He pointed out that the financial details are still unclear and their implications for the Velodrome are unknown, and that the proposal "leaves the west Harbour lands bereft of any obvious redevelopment plans, which is unacceptable."
Noting that the host corporation previously said it would not approve a plan to refurbish an existing stadium, McHattie added, "it would appear that the Cats have friends in high places so anything is possible."
Councillors Jason Farr, Scott Duvall, Brad Clark and Judi Partridge demurred that they need more detailed information on funding before they can comment on the proposal.
Clark wrote that he is "profoundly disappointed with the way Hamilton has been treated! I need to understand that if a renovated Ivor Wynne makes sense now, why doesn't the West Harbour make sense?"
He also expressed skepticism that this proposal will be ready by the February 1 deadline. "With 15 days left, I do not know how we can properly cost the stadium at Ivor Wynne."
Should Hamiltonians let the Cat bullying the future of our City by their own agenda?
[Clark wrote that he is "profoundly disappointed with the way Hamilton has been treated! I need to understand that if a renovated Ivor Wynne makes sense now, why doesn't the West Harbour make sense?". ] Well said !!! Thanks Mr. Clark!
I think all three level of government should really look into building something that good for our young peoples for years to come: - high performance sports activities in a scalable stadium at West Harbour, plus other spin-off business.... around this stadium is still the # 1 answer!!!
Comment edited by whitehorse on 2011-01-11 18:38:23
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