I am disappointed, but not surprised, at the choice to proceed with a 12-14k stadium. If done properly, it can still be a major boost to getting a CFL team in Halifax.
First of all, it can't be done at St. Mary's, as that site is too small. It seems like the city is preferring Shannon Park or Burnside, at least according to the mayor's opinion column from a couple of days ago.
What I hope to see happen is for Halifax to build a stadium with 12-14k along the sidelines, sunk in the ground like the lower decks at U. of Akron's InfoCision Stadium or Stanford Stadium. At least that should make adding upper decks less expensive as they would be able to place the upper decks not all that high above ground level. It could provide Halifax with the 25k stadium and open end zones to add temporary seating to host the Grey Cup.
Last edited by c-way-dude; Jul 30, 2011 at 12:58 PM.
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