While there's some support for the $40-million idea, there's also concern about the timing of the request.
While there’s some support for the $40-million idea, there’s also concern about the timing of the request.
“We have a homeless and affordability crisis in Halifax, which will soon to be a humanitarian disaster in our region if we don’t act now,” she wrote in an email.Coun. Patty Cuttell, who called the stadium a “needed facility,” said the municipality also has to consider its green space as the population grows.“I just think before we make that commitment to that investment, we need to do our due diligence and look at what other options exist out there,” she said in an interview with Global News.
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