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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 892018, member: 289"] I agree with this. To me moving down the hill to a smaller arena is a downgrade, even if it's newerbuilding. The lot on which it would be put, judging by Google Maps, is about the size of the the current Dome so there will be no parking to speak of outside the facility. We'll still have to park at Manley and Skytop and be bused there. 42,000 is a smaller football arena but big enough that you'd probably have to do the same thing for basketball we do now: put the court on one side and slide part of the seating over with people sitting on the "wings" far away from the court for the big games. Why put in a retractable roof for the first couple of football games when it's going to be closed for most events, especially when you are now at the bottom of the hill. What are we going to look at? At least Archbold was on a hill and you could look at the surrounding countryside. People complain about the benches but they actually offer more freedom of movement about the Dome than individual seats, such as we have at the ballpark. There's more elbow and leg room. I'm not uncomfortable sitting on them and if you are, you can buy those cushions. The Dome isn't elderly, it's middle aged. We need to get maximum use out of the public buildings we build for so much money, not throw them away because politicians suddenly have money to spend or because fat cats what more bells and whistles in their luxury boxes. The Dome has become the symbol of Syracuse NY. Would the new place become our symbol? We do need to replace the War Memorial, (and why couldn't the new building be the new War Memorial with displays honoring our veterans? Build this now place for hockey and other types of events but leave the Dome up for another generation. When we need to replace it, let's build a bigger and better building somewhere where we can surround it with parking and restaurants, etc. (How about that area across the railroad tracks next to the Ballpark and Destiny?) That just makes much more sense to me than what I'm hearing. [/QUOTE]

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