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[QUOTE="GoSU96, post: 924618, member: 114"]
So are court houses, jails, city halls, government office buildings, museums, library's, subways, bridges, roads, parks, docks, boat launches,  golf courses, ball fields, schools, universities, sewer systems, water systems, police and fire departments, garbage pick up, road maintenance, arenas, stadiums, fairs, ...

All of the above could be privately provided and are in some context.   They have also all been deemed public goods and have been publicly financed, built, and managed since men started gathering in communities and building cities.

They certainty range from essentials to nice to haves but there is nothing unusual or unique to having public financing of a public work, and in this case partial public funding.

Of course it's expensive, it's a large project, but so what, expense is only one part of the calculation.   You completely ignore the benefit side or the expense in dealing with various existing facilities piecemeal.

This is a unique situation.  SU can't pick up and leave if they don't get exceedingly favorable terms.     We also don't need a stadium as big as RWilson, but we do need something bigger than the Buffalo Aud.

With this project we have the opportunity to combine the capabilities and functionality of both types of facilities into one and have it be the right size for both and also add tenants, increase usage and greatly improve the fan and participant experience.  Create both an open air and closed arena, that is usable 365 24/7 in a medium sized upstate New York city.    Is there a premium, yes if you are looking at it as just a football stadium.

Keep in mind, Minnesota just spent $288M for an 50K open air stadium.   KFC YUM cost $238M for a 22K facility.   This would be for less than those two combined and provide more functionality if done right.
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