(From Regina Leader-Post)
The City of Regina is looking to build a modern, open-air stadium at Evraz Place officials told reporters Friday morning during an update on the Regina Revitalization Initiative.The plan also includes redeveloping 17.5 of the 33 acres on the current CP rail yards on Dewdney Avenue for commercial, residential and retail space as well as building a new residential area on the site of the current Mosaic Stadium.Public investment in the project would be $278.2 million for the stadium, $45.7 million for the CP land and $24.4 to build a new neighbourhood where Mosaic Stadium now stands. That comes to a total of $348.3 million which the city hopes will leverage private investment to make it a $1 billion project overall.The plans differs from a previous vision released by Mayor Pat Fiacco which would have seen a new stadium built on the CP lands.
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This is the plan B he talked about on Sportscage right?
And Mayor Pat wonders why people are so damn confused about this, so many releases that dont tell the full story. we need 1 direction, 1 source of information, and 1 detailed report to be released to the public.
Evraz Place is city land right? I'm guessing this makes the project a lot cheaper because they don't have to buy the land (or at least all of it) from CP. I'm OK with this!
Glen
Lets reconcile all the statements the City has made on this. We need to start from the first one, and work our way to this most recent one. Explain what changed, why things didnt work out and why we're at where we are this time. Then we can have an intelligent discussion on what the plan actually is and what we need from the private/public sector.
Read the details on Rod’s blog. Only 33,000 capacity??? What happened to Fiacco’s think big speech?
I hope there is room to expand that capacity, otherwise this next Grey Cup in Regina will be the last one held here. Wish they’d make capacity 40,000+ that way there can be more season tickets, ample room for walkup crowds and only minor adjustments needed for hosting the Grey Cup
This is just becoming a major gong show and is an embarassment for Regina. All these naysayers will get their way and we will have missed a great opportunity. Its like Saskatoon and the casino and Credit Union Centre all over again.
If Plan A was still a go, there could be hotels and whatever else where the railyards were to help make downtown better.
If this thing goes at Evraz, the Dairy Queen at Elphinstone and the Lewvan will be the big winner and that's it. This has become one giant joke.
Chad
I find it funny that there was all the talk of private money and my reading is the only private money ins in the land development not the stadium. How about a public bond offering or let people pre-buy 10 yrs of season tickets or something. Then there is some actual private money, not the public money for the stadium and the private guys make the money on the old land development. Or make it a requirement, you want to develop the old site, you put in a large percentage into the new stadium and maybe we get 10 years of Dundee stands.
If we can't dome this thing and make it a year-round venue, scrap it. Do what you want with the railyards, but forget about the stadium.
Jeff
So now instead of being right in the downtown it will be further away from downtown than the current location. This has become a joke.
$45.7 million to CPR!!!!The land was gave to them and there's probably that much more needed to clean it up after 50 years of dripping diesel fuel.
No dome, no thanks!
Thank you for having the guts to post comments.
This so called plan Fiacco has been beaking about is swiss cheese. The Private sector balked, they are gone. Gerry Ritz said the Feds are out. The Province has said no. So that's it. There was no plan. There is no way this boondoggle happens.
Only 33-thousand seats, no dome and its not going downtown. I was all in favour of this until I heard this news. The private sector has been swayed by those who simply can't see the vision and the benefits this would have created. We will be left behind in the dust now thanks to the narrow mind of some.
Paul
If there is no downtown dome just go with the 14 million renos which is probably the plan anyhow but they are not telling us. The picture of the proposed open air is downright ugly IMO
The heads stuck in their hinnies won. To me it make no sense whatsoever to build a new open air stadium used by the Riders 10 times a year.Renovate Mosaic in stages if necessary and don't sqaunder any more of my time or tax money talking big and thinking small.
The Fiacco plan or should I say the Fiasco plan was all smoke and mirrors. Now they want to build an open air facility just as small as the one they have right now. 33,000? You must be kidding right? That is tiny and utterly laughable.
Five years ago they could have tore down Moasic Stadium and built a new one on the footprint for 110 Million. It would have been a new state of the art building with great seats, concessions, facilities, and wind breaks. Completely done for 100 Million! Yes it would have only been 33-35,000 seats but what in the hell are they proposing now? Now 200 Million for a modernized Taylor Field further away and still just a 33000 football stadium. Mind you though, it is something Hopson wanted.
"Memo to the City" don't spend a dollar of my property taxes on an undersized open air stadium because Hopson wants one. The "ONLY" option was a domed stadium in a suitable location. If Fargo North Dakota can build one, why cant we do the same?
The small minds were out in full force. Do not dare to spend 200 million on something that could have been built for 100 million. That was before Pat Fiasco whipped everyone up with the talk of a domed stadium or now called the "doomed" stadium. Before one dollar is spent let's put it to the taxpayers in a referendum!
I would have gladly paid for a domed stadium but I don't want any part of a undersized open air stadium. It's B.S. absolute and utter B.S. !!
1)Some much needed housing will occur because of this
2) Downtown Regina which is an eyesore now will look better once the tracks are taken out
3)The buildings that will be put up instead of what is there now will make the downtown area thrive and make it a better spot to be
4)The stadium is not the dream stadium we thought it would be, but it will be better than what we've got.
Lets embrace this and hope it goes.
I'm not blaming this on Fiacco. I'm blaming it on the Saskparty. If the government would have ponied up 110 million four years ago, we would be in a new facility now. Instead the price is more than double. This can all be blamed on Brad Wall as far as I'm concerned.
If Regina is going to get another GC, there needs to be a 45-50 thousand seat facility. Enjoy 2013 because it won't be coming back with our brand new "33" thousand seat stadium.
Aaron
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