Ticats say no to west-harbour stadium

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats say that the west harbour site for a new football stadium will not work.

Ticats owner Bob Young told a private meeting of Tiger-Cats supporters this morning that the team could lose as much as $7 million a year if it were forced into the city-preferred west harbor option.

The Cats are asking the City of Hamilton for a 90-day moratorium on the stadium decision to look at other options.

After the meeting, Young explained there are at least three options that have not been full explored: One is the intersection of the QEW and the Red Hill Valley Parkway near Confederation Park; the second is “on the Hamilton side of Aldershot;” and the third is Chedoke Park, although Young acknowledged this site would be complicated because the land is under the protection of the Niagara Escarpment Commission.

Young said he considers the first to be the best of those option.

Outside the breakfast meeting, Young emphasized “failure is not an option” and said he plans to work closely with the city to find a successful resolution.

Comments

[Bob I]

Contrary to Young's assertion, failure would be the best option - from a taxpayers point of view, especially while PIIGS are falling like dominoes. Canada is not immune. PanAm should be canceled and no funds put into ANY non productive infrastructure - at least until enough wealth producing jobs are created to comfortably sustain the expense.