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Council passes Lansdowne 2.0 after close 15-10 vote | Ottawa Citizen
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- Nov 8
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Following weeks of heated debates, marathon committee sessions and fiery public delegations, councillors gave the green light to the massive $418.8 million Lansdowne 2.0 redevelopment project in a narrow vote.
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Menard, whose Capital ward is home to Lansdowne Park, questioned staff on the “opportunity costs” that could have been spent on other capital projects and would be “foregone” once council moved forward with Lansdowne 2.0.
Coun. David Hill countered that notion by saying opportunity costs would not amount to “a surplus pot of gold” that could have gone to paying for other assets or projects in the city.
“Saying no to Lansdowne 2.0 does not simply translate to having an extra $419 bag of gold that we can spend on other projects,” Hill said. “It simply means that we lose that opportunity for the revenue that will be generated through that partnership (with OSEG).
“We put at risk a partnership that may well default or go insolvent within the next week or more. We don’t know, but that comes with the potential loss of teams. That comes with the potential loss of the Charge,” Hill said.
“We’ve heard people say we’re going to risk losing the Charge if we say yes to Lansdowne 2.0. We’re going to risk losing the Charge if we say no. Prove me wrong.”
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