i’m not justifying it i’m just saying what they are arguing about.
& to the contrary of what you said…if you remove that many residents & business it will depress an area… which would then cause all the negative to grow.
towns around where i grew up in NJ are going through it now…not due to an arena, but business & residents are leaving property is declining causing unwanted types to move in…its just a downward spiral.
some have been able to rebound with business re-growth, but others haven’t