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Originally Posted by Waye Mason
Part of what killed the Mooseheads Grand Prix was that the City had a big consultation that determined gated events should not happen at that scale on the Common.
Then they conveniently forgot the policy when the Rolling Stones wanted to come to town.
Do any of you live in Halifax? I walked across the north Common a couple days ago and the mud patches where last years concert had equipment, bleachers, etc are still mud. The damage was not repaired. It will get way worse after this year.
I am not against big concerts, but I am against ruining an existing sports field, I am against 1.2 million in public subsidy for private business, I am against competing with Moncton when they have a better plan and site.
If we really want to do this, lets build a proper facility, probably out at the Mainland Common or in Bedford, and do it right.
As for the comment that "he should have known he was moving next to a big noisy concert site." Unless Commoner bought the house AFTER the Rolling Stones, that is horseshit. You buy or build a house and it is next to a dump, you cannot complain about the stink, but conversely if you buy or build a house and the city wants to build a dump, you can complain, and should.
In law the concept is called "moving to a nuisance". The Commons was not zoned for concerts, had a policy forbidding concerts, and had never had concerts.
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Dump = Lifetime, Concert = 10 hours
Dump = Stinking Garbage, Concert = the occasional smell of burgers, hot dogs and pot
Not a very good comparison. Though I do agree that there was no way he could have known when be bought the house, the fact is that its a short lived inconvienience that is a money maker for the city.
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