Now that we’ve sat through a number of meetings down at City Hall, the circle that we have to square is becoming increasingly clear. How do we get the City to accept the Can Am proposal, agree to the Lynx’s terms and do it all before time runs out?
Apart from time, here’s the other major problem that I perceive is out there - the desire among council to “open things up”:
“City council has a responsibility to make important decisions about important public assets in a clear, competitive, transparent manner during which the public is consulted,” he said. “What we are proposing satisfies this responsibility.”
Now that’s with respect to Lansdowne Park, but similar sentiments have been expressed about Lynx Stadium. The key difference here is that there is no existing lease with any team, individual or company at Lansdowne Park. The same cannot be said of Lynx Stadium - and for the sake of accuracy, they will refer to it as an “operating agreement“. What we’re asking for then, in essence, is for the City to permit the Can Am League to assume the Lynx operating agreement. The Lynx will drop their lawsuit, turn the keys over to the Grays and give them the notice they’ve been dying for - if the City agrees not to insist on the $2.77M.
The frustrating issue is the timing - and this is where we need to be clear: Say what you will about the merit of either side of the claim, it is evident that both Miles Wolff and the Lynx thought they had an agreement months ago - it was the City that dragged their feet on the issue.
