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[UPDATE – October 25, 2011: I guess the April framework wasn’t Council’s final offer. See here for the October 25 report outlining the post-New York changes to the agreement framework.] Make no mistake, I’m not anti-arena as some have suggested, I’m just concerned about the public financial contribution that is called for to make it… Read More
This post follows others on this issue catalogued here. The private/public Oilers arena project moved ahead today at Council with a multi-point motion seeking more information and further assurances, but most importantly directing senior City staff to ‘enter negotiations on the development of a downtown arena’ referencing the ‘framework’ outlined in today’s report (downloadable here).… Read More
This post follows up on three previous posts on the Arena topic: here, here and here. Mr. Katz came to City Hall this week in response to Council’s invitation to come and publicly present his vision for the Arena District. He clarified his position on funding: $100 million toward the arena itself, a new $100… Read More
This is the April instalment of my Edmonton Examiner column, from this week’s paper, reproduced here for the record: The Katz Group proposal for a Downtown arena and related development remains a work in progress, which has contributed to uncertainty both for members of City Council as well as the public. I can relate my… Read More
I took a bit of flack for the rhetorical device I employed in my previous post on this topic. If you go back and look, you’ll see that the reasons I said are motivating me to say no are principles: 1) limits on public borrowing authority and the application of those borrowed funds; and 2)… Read More