Posted Aug 10, 2011, 5:42 PM
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hähnchenbrüstfiletstüc
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Vancouver
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I am happy with the result of the vote. 16-6 is not even close. It signifies that there is a lot of support from City Hall for a new stadium.
I hope that they end up looking at 20,000-25,000 permanent seats. A 10,000 seat stadium would have a capacity similar to the Metro Centre for large events, but a larger stadium could be configured as a proper venue for the bigger concerts that end up on the North Common.
The SMU business is just sad but does not surprise me. Yet another case of people protecting a small fiefdom at the expense of the rest of the city. It does not make sense for the city to pay for a stadium for SMU, particularly if it is designed for their athletic programs and has limited room for expansion. SMU would also be just fine with a minimal stadium (which I am guessing could be built for $5-10M or so -- fenwick16 knows this more than I do). Important games like the Uteck Bowl or whatever else could then go to the main stadium.
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