It really has become a bit of a broken record of late hasn’t it? So the drop dead date passed yesterday, and near as I can tell, if the City is planning on initiating a process to boot the Lynx out they’ll have to wait until Tuesday - Monday’s a holiday for those of us north of the border.
Doris and I were blessed with the opportunity to buy a home twelve years ago. We made the gradual move from our apartment to the house, and for a brief transitional period we effectively had two residences. Had the landlord demanded to know our intentions (after all, we certainly appeared to be moving), we would have politely told her to get stuffed. Most tenancy agreements don’t give landlords the right to issue such edicts. I’ve read the Lynx’s operating agreement and, not surprisingly, the City didn’t include a clause giving them the right to act like a petulant child. Not that that’s stopped them of course. They effectively demanded that the Lynx tell them they were leaving so they could begin with their plans for the Stadium and presumably call in the $3M+ note. Silence would be treated as an admission they were leaving and the preamble detailing the status of construction in Allentown left little practical room for any other response. How clever. Essentially the City’s position was tell us what we want to hear - or, more accurately tell us what we already know.
Neate posts up on the childish and churlish goings on down on Laurier Avenue, and as usual he’s nailed it: this is all hellishly frustrating. Everyone knows, or ought to know rule #1 of the blog - it’s actually more of a guideline than a rule, but with #1 in mind, I will offer up this comment. The only frustration I have that is directed at the Lynx is that they steadfastly continue to turn the other cheek - it’s hard impossible to criticize them for it though. I’ve expressed this to them directly - to no avail; it’s just the way these guys roll. And God love men like Kyle and Ray Pecor for it - but when the City begins to fight their case in the media, they should - and will be called on it.
Keep tabs on Neate’s blog (and a sincere thank you Mr. Sager, for the very kind compliment), the Facebook group, and this blog for updates.
