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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
So, CTV News is hot on this story. They ferreted out three of the four competing sites to host the new stadium and, as I suspected, none of them are on the peninsula.
1) - Shannon Park - apparently not seriously being considered this time around because the stadium will have to be privately financed and self sustaining.
2) - Bayers Lake - have been approached by the CFL group. The site could be ready to build on by the summer of 2018. Not the first choice however because of poor access and traffic gridlock.
3) - Dartmouth Crossing - apparently the first choice of the mayor. Have also been contacted by the CFL group. Easy road access on the edge of town with lots of nearby attractions (like IKEA) that could benefit from synergy from the presence of the stadium. New hotels already being built in the area. Since the stadium would have to be self sustaining, it would likely be easy to build and lease the associated commercial/residential/retail component to the project necessary to make the stadium viable.
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If you believe #3 why would an entrepreneur have to have a secret meeting with the council ?
The council didn't meet with IKEA, and have not met with Kent. The only reason the CFL group met with HRM council is to see what financial benefits they can extract from taxpayers.
As Roy Jodrey used to say - Where do this deal sugar off ?
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