{"id":2107113,"date":"2025-10-22T01:07:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2107113"},"modified":"2025-10-22T01:07:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T01:07:04","slug":"surrey-councillor-says-entertainment-district-plan-should-be-on-election-ballot-bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/surrey-councillor-says-entertainment-district-plan-should-be-on-election-ballot-bc\/","title":{"rendered":"Surrey councillor says entertainment district plan should be on election ballot &#8211; BC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-socialshare=\"true\">\n<div id=\"article-fontSizer\" class=\"c-fontSizer\">\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--decrease c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Decrease Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Decrease text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Descrease article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-decrease\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<button class=\"c-fontSizer__button c-fontSizer__button--increase c-button c-button--details c-button--mini\" data-trackable=\"true\" data-trackaction=\"Font Sizer Increase Font\" data-tooltip-title=\"Increase text size\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Increase article font size<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"c-icon  c-fontSizer__icon\" focusable=\"false\">\n\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/assets\/dist\/icons\/out\/symbol\/svg\/sprite.symbol.svg?v=cv3j60zbx#font-increase\"\/>\n\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Surrey council has given the green light for a dedicated entertainment district in the city centre, but not everyone thinks it is a good idea.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The new entertainment district, located just north of City Hall, would be anchored by a new <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/arena\">arena<\/a> with 10,000 seats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know, a city of 723,000 people without a large gathering space, there isn\u2019t a city in North America that doesn\u2019t have that kind of amenity in it,\u201d Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said at a council meeting on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>However, one councillor said taxpayers could be on the hook for the new arena.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy estimate is it\u2019s going to cost around $600 million,\u201d Coun. Linda Annis said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I\u2019ve come up with that number by comparing it to what the budget is for the Newton Rec Centre. It\u2019s a very significant cost. We don\u2019t have a tenant.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11195081_68f82a01ecf81\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11195081\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11195081\/#autoplay&amp;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11195081_68f82a01ecf81\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\">\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'New Surrey arena to be built in City Centre, mayor says'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" 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ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Carson Binda with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation said taxpayers should get a say on the project and any big capital expenditure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt shouldn\u2019t be expensive or difficult for the City of Surrey to throw this question on the ballot,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Locke said it is too early to determine the exact cost of the arena, adding that the city is currently exploring private partnerships to help cover part of the expense.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis will not be on the backs of taxpayers,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have a plan to build it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Locke said she will release the cost of the new arena before the next municipal election, with construction slated to start in 2027.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on Politics<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button 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