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None of that stuff you mention -Jackson Square, all the parking, etc. - is part of any deal. It is owned by private interests. The convention centre and Hamilton Place run a $2.7 million deficit annually.Why would he want to own the arena? It's better to lease it then the city of Hamilton is stuck with it 20 years down the line.
Hamilton is a better location than K-W, accessible by a larger population, K-W has the 401. Hamilton is served by the QEW, 403, 407, and GO transit. Hamilton is only 20 further from London than it is from K-W. Toronto is closer to Hamilton, as are its suburbs (via 407).
The complex that Copps is attached to is also an asset. A shopping centre, a Sheraton Hotel, 8000 underground parking spaces, 3 office towers, Hamilton Place, Hamilton Convention Centre, the Art Gallery of Hamilton, Public Library and the Market are all accessible without even stepping outside. JB would be running the Convention Centre and Hamilton Place as well as Copps.
Also, it is only two towers that are accessible without going outside, and there are not exactly a lot of bigtime companies there (Stelco is pretty well it). Don't forget to mention, by the way, that the mall to which you refer is almost always empty of customers. It is a colossal failure.
I have no idea what you are trying to say about London.
Why would he want to own the arena? It's better to lease it then the city of Hamilton is stuck with it 20 years down the line.
Sorry, but that is just flat out funny.