Comment 59679

By Brandon (registered) | Posted February 13, 2011 at 08:50:36 in reply to Comment 59589

The "We will not play at WH" was last minute, no doubt about it. They may not have been ecstatically happy about the choice, but until then they were willing to work with it based on their own public statements.

Bob Young saw an opportunity created by politics to gain more for himself and went for it, hence the ultimatum.

Was WH the perfect location for the 'Cats? Probably not. Was it the best location for the city's purposes? Without a doubt. We had brownfields being restored, condos and business space planned, a large revitalizing process.

Bob Bratina made the priority of the last meeting "Saving the 'Cats and not raising taxes". IOW "Kiss Bob Young's posterior until we come up with an agreement". The meeting should have been about how best to benefit the city's plans for revitalization while leaving the door open for Bob to take advantage of over $100 million public dollars to get a shiny new stadium.

Please explain to me how the IWS location is superior to the WH location based on any of the 'Cats demands and then I'll be able to be convinced that this wasn't just Bob Young refusing to climb down from "We will never play at WH".

Comment edited by Brandon on 2011-02-13 08:50:57

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