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Originally Posted by CoryB
Not just food, leisure, etc. but they could offer expanded classes on wine, whiskey, beer, etc tasting. What about space for the required "Serving It Safe" classes. That space could also end up serving as a centralized location to handle all the permit orders too, ie almost a working warehouse.
Looking at the size of the space alone does not tell the full story here. There is a reason they jumped on the deal and it wasn't just to prop up the True North Square development. It is somewhat interesting side story that the MLLC HQ was widely thought to be the lead tenant of the development before the whole Medical Arts deal was announced.
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Could have gone something like this:
TN: Hey Selinger, we need a wad of cash to make TN sq a go.
Selinger: Can't do it right before the elxn. We'll give you a little bit in the form of a TIF grant, then we'll have MLL rent a ridiculous amount of space at a locked in contract. But I get to be at the announcement of the TIF.
The previous NDP gov't had lots of backhanded, wink wink deals where what was announced and what the deal actually was were completely different.
That said, I think MLL should have been discussed this with TN to see if they could find a solution before going public on it.