Stadium Controversy
Mayor Eisenberger and a majority of Councillors became engaged in a controversy over the location of a stadium for the upcoming Pan Am Games to be held in Southern Ontario. Together with his Council colleagues, Eisenberger had voted in favor of a stadium to be located at the West Harbour. However, the main tenant, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, disagreed with Council's preferred location choice. Eisenberger's refusal to negotiate is mainly the reason for his third-place loss in his upcoming election. The controversy, which lasted through the 2010 Municipal Election and beyond, proved a fruitless effort by both the Tiger-Cats and the City. A stadium location would not be worked out between the City and the Tiger-Cats organization until an 11th hour compromise to renovate the existing Ivor Wynne stadium, a compromise negotiated by Bob Bratina.
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