Our city has become the laughing stock of this country, because our city made an esthetic decision rather than a business one. They voted with their hearts instead of their heads. And they will have to see Mr. Troop alone.
They reached out to Bob Young to come back to the table after shutting him out of the discussion, ignoring his concerns, telling him that the location has been decided and that he has no say in where it goes. Oh yeah, and they want his money too. So I understand where our Caretaker is coming from.
Our city is more divided than ever. We are split down the middle between a site that has limited access, requires updated roads and could potentially drive away homeowners in the North End, doing little other than "beautifying the harbour," and choosing a site that makes more sense like Confederation Park or East Mountain. We know why Chad Collins voted the way he did. He is the one who pulled the CP option. But why Pearson, Ferguson and Duvall voted for this I don't know. But this could have reprecussions as they try to reach out to an already battered and bruised, not to mention millions short, Bob Young, who has wrongfully been called everything in the book.
Bob Young didn't want another Ivor Wynne Stadium, but that's what he's being offered and unless they stop clenching their fists and start holding their hand out to him, Hamilton will have lost its soul while holding on to its heart.
The Toronto Sun quoted legend Angelo Mosca, "I bleed black and gold, and this mayor is full of shit". When the heart of the team you want back to the table says stuff like this, you know it's going to be a long couple of weeks. And it will cost the taxpayers dearly.
So as the title says, what were they expecting?
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