Hsmilion Tiger-Cais I Jsrvis Si. ■ Hamilion. ON L8R 3J2 Business Operations yS Mayor, Members of Council and other key stakeholders in the Pan Am Games, goeastmountain.com was launched at the request of the thousands of Ticats fans and concerned citizens interested in having a platform to learn the facts about the stadium debate and register their support. As of noon on Monday August 9, 2010, the site had in excess of 3,300 registered supporters. It is worthwhile to note that not all who registered as a supporter were required to provide a comment. Enclosed you will find a collection in excess of 3,000 registered comments. Some of these comments are as simple as just "Go East Mountain", others more detailed and articulate. What they all represent is the tremendous ground swell of support in our community and region to construct an easily accessible, financially sustainable stadium on the East Mountain. Please note the privacy regulations stated on our website prohibit us from disclosing the email addresses of the persons submitting the comments in a public document. However, their names and date of submission are included. If any member of Council would like to receive the email information of a particular person, they will be shared in a confidential manner. We ask that you contact the Tiger-Cats office if you wish to email a supporter personally and the email address will be provided. On behalf of the THOUSANDS of supporters of the East Mountain stadium, and the tens of thousands in the community to support a financially sustainable stadium, we thank you for your consideration as you ponder this incredibly important decision. Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club HElms 2010-08-06 14:05:46 I work for 20 years at 160 Bay St N. I can tell you there is no safe parking in that area. Please say NO to WH. Jessica Romano 2010-08-06 14:10:32 This NEEDS to go to the Mountain, Ti-Cats will do better they will have more support!!!! ryan risidore 2010-08-0614:20:52 Nicholas Copeland 2010-08-06 14:25:35 Putting the stadium in the west harbor location is completely crazy. If you place the stadium at the east mountain it will be far more accessible than what it will be in the west harbor. It just doesn't make sense to place it in the west harbor. timothy 2010-08-06 14:27:36 i want the stadium on the east mountain R Moriarity 2010-08-06 14:35:56 Dave Balcomb 2010-08-06 14:43:06 Ted Stanton 2010-08-06 14:51:29 Not sure why Fred Eisenberger and crew cannot understand they can accomplish what they want using another strucure such as the amphitheatre same as Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre. In fact, why not build the amphitheatre with Ti-cat or B. Young involvement, give Labatts naming rights for big cash since they closed Lakeport, tie in Katz and friends from Edmonton if they want and build a wonderful "entertainment" complex that covers many ages, acts (music or theatre), dinner, bars etc., etc. It does not need to be a stadium. Derek A Smith 2010-08-06 14:55:02 Katrina 2010-08-06 14:59:51 Norma Holliday 2010-08-06 15:02:24 Darlene Forget 2010-08-06 15:12:04 Richard Beaul 2010-08-06 15:27:18 I fully support the initiatives put forth by Bob Young in building a great stadium, with ample parking on the East Mountain, as well as utilizing the west harbour area to build an outdoor ampitheatre. I am sure that an outdoor ampitheatre at the west harbour site along with more housing will be a much better fit to what this city's downtown needs. It will be harmonious to Hess Village, tourism and a future vision of downtown Hamilton. A sports stadium on the East mountain will have better access, ample parking, and easy to apply an HSR route, or special during events. The city is growning and we should not be trying to cram everything downtown. Think FUTURE!! Andrew Haines 2010-08-06 15:28:17 Oskeeweewee!!! This pissing contest between City Council and the Hamilton Tiger Cats management over the location of our new stadium has only served to irritate the voters and polarize this city. And it may even result in PanAm pulling out completely, leaving the people who've had no say in the stadium discussions: really upset with everyone involved in this fiasco. In the end, I hope that the majority of City Councillors will vote in favour of the East Mountain site so we can move forward. Again: Oskeeweewee!!! bill powles 2010-08-06 15:28:20 Terry 2010-08-06 15:35:27 Moving the stadium allows for easy access as well as much neeeded parking. This also is a better move for the people living in the residential area's not to be disturbed when the game time comes around, they are able to access their streets with out having to wory about being blocked in by a ti cat fan using the street to park. buzz 2010-08-06 15:49:01 Deborah Carr 2010-08-06 15:49:43 Building the Pan-Am/Tiger Cat's stadium on the East Mountain site is the only logical solution. It is the only proposed site that can accomodate growth, decent advertising, and a place for visitors to park. Yes, I wrote park. The reality is that we will have visitors from out of town for the Pan Am games. Shuttle buses are not going to cut it! Moreover, the City of Hamilton has a triple bottom line approach to City decision-making that is incorporated into the strategic plan. This approach, includes weighing economic development considerations in ALL decisions. The City can only attract a larger Tiger Cat fan base from the surrounding areas (including their monies in the form of spending and advertising revenue), if fans can reasonably travel to the stadium. To do this, they must be able to park their cars because the Hamilton Street Railway does not extend to the rural Hamilton, Grimsby, Niagra, Halton, Wellington-Dufferin Guelph, or Haldimand-Norfolk. Unfortunately, the West Harbour site does not make travel from surrounding areas possible. In keeping with the City of Hamilton's Triple Bottom Line approach to decision-making and current strategic plan, the East Mountain site is the only site suitable for consideration. Samantha 2010-08-0615:49:47 Cindy Jones 2010-08-06 16:21:40 The east mountain location is the way to go. It is accessible to everyone coming from any direction. Whether it be from Niagara, Toronto or London it is so quick and easy to get to. Why spend the time revitalizing an area of Hamilton that no one feels safe being in? I have been a Hamiltonian all my life and would still not venture down that way. It is a complete waste of time and money. The smart way to go is definitely the east mountain location. steve smith 2010-08-06 16:41:53 I LIKE THE EAST MOUNTAIN but it looks like Young is in bed with Carmens AND THiER PLAN FOR a hotel to further line their pockets, i fear this will back fire on us and the city will end up putting some money in IVOR WYNNE and the cats will get screwed. Keri Raphael 2010-08-06 16:50:50 Jay 2010-08-06 16:52:59 Lisa Dunne 2010-08-06 16:54:33 Put the stadium where the Ti Cats want it! the Pan am games are for a couple of weeks and the Cats have been here and will be here for years to come! Stephanie Evans 2010-08-06 16:55:09 Brian O'Neill 2010-08-06 17:06:32 Hope Sawatsky 2010-08-06 17:19:42 Eric Blainey 2010-08-06 17:24:28 It is about time someone put this City council in it's its proper place. + the Mayor Go Cats GoEast Mountain. EJB. Rory Gillan 2010-08-06 17:25:49 wayne davis 2010-08-06 17:42:05 i hope you build it on east mountain because it would be less of a problem getting to the games Andy Melo 2010-08-06 17:42:56 poor city hall wants to dump millions in a shit hole with crime, poverty, and congested traffic and welfare bums clogging the streets. I can see myself going to a game down town and some bum asking me if i have spare change or a smoke, west habour is residential zone, and the east can handle the traffic, and has alot more room to offer, you would have be retardted to spend that kind of money in that hole, you want to fix downtown? nuke it! start with a clean sheet, get all those lazy bums and welfiesa job! marty olds 2010-08-06 17:43:23 thers no place like home WENDY YOUNG 2010-08-06 17:57:37 AS A NORTHEND RESIDENT I DO NOT WANT TO SEE ANYMORE NOISE OR CARS IN THIS AREA. IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO PARK IN THE OLD PART WHERE WE DO NOT HAVE DRIVEWAYS. IT'S BAD ENOUGH WHEN SOMETHING IS ON AT BAYFRONT PARK, THE NO PARKING SIGNS ARE A JOKE. ALL THE CITY IS GOING TO DO IS MOVE THE HEADACHE FROM THE CURRENT STADIUM TO A NEW HEADACHE AREA WHERE IT WILL BOTHER RESIDENTS. LET'S PUT THIS NEW STADIUM WHERE IT WILL SERVE ALL PEOPLE THE BEST WAY.