URBAN ATTRACTION: The "Advancement and Amenity Dollars" Benchmark

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Firstly; the premise that Kingston's LVEC is somewhat comparable as an amenity for cultural urbanites needs, maybe be one of the 10 reasons why the LVEC is supported.

The other 9 are:

1) build new efficient facility rather than refurbish the old Memorial Centre
2) Support downtown businesses / and the regional centre of Eastern Ontario
3) development of the City's north block and north of it
4) contain urban sprawl
5) upgrade to a professional multipurpose facility
6) create construction jobs / longer term facility jobs
7) a facility to host business trade shows / conferences
8) attract more (Torontonians) with such amendies - to replace our "retirement community" that will be dieing out...
9) to add attract additional businesses "quality of life" benefits to expand our tax base