Armed with made-up numbers and extrapolations, local city hall critics have been spreading misinformation about the downtown arena/events centre's overall cost. I'll be following the numbers closely, but the approved budget is $225 million, which includes money spent to date on downtown properties and the since-cancelled Kingsway Entertainment District. (City staff tend to cite $200 million because that's the approved cost for the facility itself.) As this total grows (it will, considering the Wacky Wings expropriation process is ongoing), I will be updating readers on this running total, as I have been already by citing $225 million and not $200 million.
Armed with made-up numbers and extrapolations, local city hall critics have been spreading misinformation about the downtown arena/events centre's overall cost.
I'll be following the numbers closely, but the approved budget is $225 million, which includes money spent to date on downtown properties and the since-cancelled Kingsway Entertainment District.
(City staff tend to cite $200 million because that's the approved cost for the facility itself.)
As this total grows (it will, considering the Wacky Wings expropriation process is ongoing), I will be updating readers on this running total, as I have been already by citing $225 million and not $200 million.