Something else is kind of bothering me. Freemantrailfamily whats with all the cheap shots? If you take issue with anything I've said I would encourage you to address me directly instead of making pointed comments.
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I was having a bit of fun on the thread and said.
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I've argued against the Velodrome ad nauseum. I am resigned to the fact that we are getting one and I am just waiting for the day I can say I told you so to anyone who supports this inevitable disaster. Perhaps that'll be my campaign slogan if I ever run for city council, "Vote 4 VCola, he told you so!"
Burried in the bottom of one of your posts you wrote.
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Being a naysayer is fine but I'd rather offer constructive comments to hopefully maximize the success of this project that's going ahead naysayers or not. Sitting on the sidelines saying "I told you so" on a project that's not going to get canned (and would involve financial penalties at this point if it was I believe) accomplished nothing.
Later I made the case that conventional rec / community centres would better serve the local residents:
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You bring up the examples of swim meets and special ice events. I would argue that if the town of Milton were to invest in conventional recreation facilities as opposed to the Velodrome then we wouldn't see those cancellations so frequently. One of the things I have brought up repeatedly is the fact that Milton does not have enough facilities to meet the demand of the residents. I've brought up the example time and time again about parents waking up at the crack of dawn so they can sit by their computer, in the hopes of registering their child for a swim class. Many of those children get turned away because there simply aren't enough pools in Milton. With the cost of the Velodrome (minus the legacy fund, federal funding, yada yada yada) the town could built one or two rec / community centres and alleviate some of the registration whoas people are now experiencing.
I for one would feel better about having my weekly hockey game cancelled if I knew it was because Little Johnny from down the street and his buddies were playing for their hockey championship. I don't mind giving up my spot for local kids. Cancellations at the Velodrome however would mean I don't get to play hockey because some quasy pro cyclist from the other side of Canada wants to compete in a cycling championship. Do we even have a single competitor from Milton that would participate in one of these "world class events"? This goes back to the Velodrome being a pet project for special interest groups, many of them not local. I oppose the Velodrome because it does not serve the local population.
In return, without addressing me you wrote:
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and yes, I actually even know a few locals who are down-right giddy about riding at the velodrome and will be lining up for memberships.
Its quite obvious we have vastly different opinions about the Velodrome but do we need to get all school yard about it? Can't we debate like adults without the little digs?