CalgaryNEXT group pushing for new NHL, CFL facilities makes pitch to council
Posted Jun 27, 2016 12:54:17 PM.
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The group that wants to build a new NHL arena and CFL stadium in Calgary wants to meet with city administrators to move the proposed project into the next phase.
Calgary Flames president Ken King made a presentation to Calgary city council Monday to refute a city report from last April that pegged the bill for the project at $1.8 billion — with taxpayers bearing as much as $1.3 billion of the financial load.
King says the $1.8 billion figure is a half-billion dollars too high.
He also points out that a fieldhouse-football stadium would be used by the public 94 per cent of the time.
King says he wants to move the discussion into the next phase with a formal proposal and to start negotiations.
He says the fact that Calgary is exploring a possible bid for the 2026 Olympics is just a “happy coincidence”.