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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Post by appst89 » Thu Dec 04, 2025 8:26 am

BambooRdApp wrote:
Thu Dec 04, 2025 7:43 am
I have not reviewed any financial information related to East Side.. however, in theory, long-term, isn't the revenue from the east supposed to provide more revenue so we can get better players? If revenue from East side can be used for nil.
In theory, yes, but that assumes a product that people want to see.

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Post by Saint3333 » Thu Dec 04, 2025 9:05 am

How many seats will be included in the east side expansion and how much does it cost?

Assuming it's $80M (up from the $50M three years ago before construction costs skyrocketed) and 3k seats at $1,500 each, that's a 18 year payback. That doesn't pencil out. If we receive large donations for a portion of it that would help.

Sounds like a lot of debt...

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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Post by AppGrad78 » Thu Dec 04, 2025 9:46 am

Saint3333 wrote:
Thu Dec 04, 2025 9:05 am
How many seats will be included in the east side expansion and how much does it cost?

Assuming it's $80M (up from the $50M three years ago before construction costs skyrocketed) and 3k seats at $1,500 each, that's a 18 year payback. That doesn't pencil out. If we receive large donations for a portion of it that would help.

Sounds like a lot of debt...
I haven’t seen the projections but I think your $1,500 is off by a considerable amount.

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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Post by fjblair » Thu Dec 04, 2025 10:03 am

pop5app wrote:
Thu Dec 04, 2025 7:23 am
As stated above, ditch the east side idea for now and spend the dollars to get better players. Our attendance is already slipping.( Decrease in attendance each home game.) Winning has usually cured most things . Get better players - win more games.
The irony is that is one of the primary reasons attendance is slipping.

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Re: Let's pile on Gillin!!!!!

Post by APPdiesel » Thu Dec 04, 2025 10:14 am

Disappointed but unsurprised that the score act didn’t even make it to a vote. It would’ve given the CSC power to set some enforceable rules.
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