The answer is yes, according to Arthur Staple of Newsday, who's been tracking the chances of a new contract for John Tavares.
There will be other bidders for the Belmont site and, as I've said, I think another arena would represent a glut, competing with and cannibalizing events from the other area arenas. Which argues against government assistance, direct or indirect.
The process for the Barclays Center took a lot longer, but that involved eminent domain, lawsuits challenging both eminent domain and the environmental review, and encroachment on an existing community.
Everyone I've talked to maintains this is not about $. All about wanting to see how things progress with arena/team before committing.— Arthur Staple (@StapeNewsday) August 29, 2017
Will be months before state makes a decision - likely 4-6 but that's just a guess.— Randi Marshall (@randimarshall) August 29, 2017
There will be other bidders for the Belmont site and, as I've said, I think another arena would represent a glut, competing with and cannibalizing events from the other area arenas. Which argues against government assistance, direct or indirect.
Far more to do at Belmont - community, environmental review, etc. My guess is timetable here will be longer.
— Randi Marshall (@randimarshall) August 29, 2017
The process for the Barclays Center took a lot longer, but that involved eminent domain, lawsuits challenging both eminent domain and the environmental review, and encroachment on an existing community.
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