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The leg-up you all have when it comes to building a stadium in Halifax compared to Hamilton, is that you don't already have a CFL team to throw around. I mean you do, but it's just a ghost right now so you don't have that to use as a pawn and oh, we totally did here. It was a had a city-council vs. owner battle and to suffice it to say, both sides had different stipulations and we were in danger of losing the team.

It was West Harbour which did look great but had no highway access OR the East Mountain in the middle of a field but great highway access. Final result = Drag the city into a year and a half battle for nothing and simply rebuild at the original location...what an embarrassment that was.

For Halifax, any city wants whats best for them and from an optimists standpoint, you'll still have a stadium football team or not. All city council can do right now is to make the most adequate decision to have to the best design, location and amenities possible. Leave the CFL team to the CFL and focus on the current opportunity and hope that it gets the funding deserved. Halifax is a great town and a stadium will be a tremendous addition to the region.