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Originally Posted by RyeJay
If we lose federal funding for our FIFA ambitions, then future opportunities shall arise.
FIFA is, by far, not the be-all-end-all of Halifax's stadium possibilities.
With the long-term nature of the shipbuilding contract Halifax is in an awesome position to make BIG investments in cultural assets such as a stadium--which is also long-term.
Halifax should not build a minimalist stadium for FIFA.
CFL standards should be where the debate begins.
Halifax is not a town, damnit. We've seen the numbers: we know we can obviously support a stadium--and this shipbuilding deal gives us the long-term economic security and leverage to afford something much bigger, and with much much bigger rewards.
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I agree totaly , but I fear that if we do throw FIFA to the wind , it may become ammo the same way as the failed CWG bid has, eventhough they do not compare in the slightest. It gives the naysayers one more , "look at the CWG or FIFA bids , wasting tax payers money " excuse , and could snow ball the negativity the same way all these HT,NIMBY,STV try to do.
But I would love to
REALLY see the city sit down and do this the right way give us something to be proud of. It would be more fiscaly irresponsible for the city to build an inadequite $60m venue , that will not serve a purpose( or the right one), and sit and rust / delapitate like huskey stadium has than spend ,say $100m on a real venue put to use that makes us proud for decades to come. Look at some well built, "famous" stadiums and the pride that come with these venues. i.e Fenway, Yankee till last year, Shea stadium , The Forum in MTL , and many more .