wardog fan
05-29-2008, 05:40 PM
June 16th?
The Multiplex Steering Committee is getting close to finalizing their recommendations for city council. And for now, that's about all they're going to make public. Members of the committee met at City Hall Thursday morning to prepare drafts of what will become their final recommendations.
We can't tell you what was discussed, because the meeting was behind closed doors. And that's something Bevin Liepert says is very important at this stage. “I think to air those kinds of discussions leaves way too much up for interpretation. That just gets people going down a road that we may or may not be going down because we have not finalized the report”.
The final recommendations were to be presented to council June 2nd, but because there's no regular meeting until the 16th, Liepert says we'll have to wait until then before the recommendations go public.
“This is a major decision, it's a major issue. When we come public with our report we want to know in our minds and in our hearts that we have the best interests of the community at hand and that we are comfortable with the decision that we've made. And, we're not coming forward until we're there”. Liepert did say, the final recommendations aren't ready just yet and says the committee will meet again to finalize the details in the coming days.
so with this said, this tells me that our city for one is in no panic mode, obviously they know more about what the league is demanding then the public knows or they just dont care. i do know that talking with warrior officials they say that our city has to have a plan in place and worked out and start construction very soon for the league to allow the team to stay, hence plan in place is the key. i dont know when the annual meeting is but i do know its this month , by reading the new news the committee isnt prepared to come public till the 16th of june. then in that time all that is , is reccommendation to our wonderful council who then have to approve it and set it motion. talking to alot of people on the matter , the downtown site to me is out of the question. there is property owners who will not sell their land and a calgary investor has boughten up all of the 100 block of river west to revamp it into a capone era tourist theme shopping block and hotel. safeways is spending a ton of cash on renovations . so with that said the downtown area to me is a washout , but yet its still being fought over. to continue the arguement downtown will kill the team as the property owners who wont sell will take the city to court if they are force to sell and that could take forever in court. so with that said , the crushed can spot and a spot on thatcher drive north are the other two locations being duscuss. both make respectable spots for a new rink and traffic and alot of people will be happy with anyone of those locations , at a lower cost then building downtown, but again its out of the citizens hands. all the people with deep pockets are fighting for downtown and it makes no sense but to make these people richer. all i know it makes me sick thinking about this whole mess and the thought of loseing this team over such stupidity and waste of time and tax payers money fighting over something that would in the end cost way more money and its been made public that downtown is the most expensive spot to build . all i ask is what is it all this for some of our city councillors?? i ask mr chow who is the president of the warriors and a city councillor what is going on behind closed doors? talking to alot of poeple here , their all sick of it , sick of hearing about this mess and in the end its hurting our team more and more and its sad to slowly see all this unravel and to think this is it our last season in the dub because of such stupidity . but i guess if theres alight at the end of the tunnel june 16th will be it and i pray that this committee has made a decesion on whats best for the city and the tax payers and our hockey club cause in the end i believe that the only ones who will be hurt are local bussiness who generate revenue off this team being here and the loyal fans who have been threw it all from day one like myself . its kinda sad that alot of fans of the tribe arnt on here showing some support for our club but i understand why as like myself we are all just sick of the whole misery that goes on at our city hall........ true warrior fan till the end......
The Multiplex Steering Committee is getting close to finalizing their recommendations for city council. And for now, that's about all they're going to make public. Members of the committee met at City Hall Thursday morning to prepare drafts of what will become their final recommendations.
We can't tell you what was discussed, because the meeting was behind closed doors. And that's something Bevin Liepert says is very important at this stage. “I think to air those kinds of discussions leaves way too much up for interpretation. That just gets people going down a road that we may or may not be going down because we have not finalized the report”.
The final recommendations were to be presented to council June 2nd, but because there's no regular meeting until the 16th, Liepert says we'll have to wait until then before the recommendations go public.
“This is a major decision, it's a major issue. When we come public with our report we want to know in our minds and in our hearts that we have the best interests of the community at hand and that we are comfortable with the decision that we've made. And, we're not coming forward until we're there”. Liepert did say, the final recommendations aren't ready just yet and says the committee will meet again to finalize the details in the coming days.
so with this said, this tells me that our city for one is in no panic mode, obviously they know more about what the league is demanding then the public knows or they just dont care. i do know that talking with warrior officials they say that our city has to have a plan in place and worked out and start construction very soon for the league to allow the team to stay, hence plan in place is the key. i dont know when the annual meeting is but i do know its this month , by reading the new news the committee isnt prepared to come public till the 16th of june. then in that time all that is , is reccommendation to our wonderful council who then have to approve it and set it motion. talking to alot of people on the matter , the downtown site to me is out of the question. there is property owners who will not sell their land and a calgary investor has boughten up all of the 100 block of river west to revamp it into a capone era tourist theme shopping block and hotel. safeways is spending a ton of cash on renovations . so with that said the downtown area to me is a washout , but yet its still being fought over. to continue the arguement downtown will kill the team as the property owners who wont sell will take the city to court if they are force to sell and that could take forever in court. so with that said , the crushed can spot and a spot on thatcher drive north are the other two locations being duscuss. both make respectable spots for a new rink and traffic and alot of people will be happy with anyone of those locations , at a lower cost then building downtown, but again its out of the citizens hands. all the people with deep pockets are fighting for downtown and it makes no sense but to make these people richer. all i know it makes me sick thinking about this whole mess and the thought of loseing this team over such stupidity and waste of time and tax payers money fighting over something that would in the end cost way more money and its been made public that downtown is the most expensive spot to build . all i ask is what is it all this for some of our city councillors?? i ask mr chow who is the president of the warriors and a city councillor what is going on behind closed doors? talking to alot of poeple here , their all sick of it , sick of hearing about this mess and in the end its hurting our team more and more and its sad to slowly see all this unravel and to think this is it our last season in the dub because of such stupidity . but i guess if theres alight at the end of the tunnel june 16th will be it and i pray that this committee has made a decesion on whats best for the city and the tax payers and our hockey club cause in the end i believe that the only ones who will be hurt are local bussiness who generate revenue off this team being here and the loyal fans who have been threw it all from day one like myself . its kinda sad that alot of fans of the tribe arnt on here showing some support for our club but i understand why as like myself we are all just sick of the whole misery that goes on at our city hall........ true warrior fan till the end......