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Expect at least one more debate over the future of Edmonton’s Coliseum.

Council voted in March to permanently close the facility without waiting for ideas for repurposing from the public.

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But architects and developers submitted ideas anyway, saying it would create a sense of place in a new residential development or provide a once-in-a-lifetime chance for Edmonton to create a mega-conference facility.

Those ideas are heading to council’s urban planning committee Tuesday.

It means the Coliseum is dead, but still twitching. There’s the slimmest chance two members of the committee could send it back to council for reconsideration.

The architects of the new pitches will get five minutes each to make their case.

“It’s Jason 6 at this point,” said Coun. Sarah Hamilton, in reference to the slasher movie Friday the 13th when supernatural forces bring back the undead mass murderer.

She’s one of four councillors who could save the Coliseum at this point, but says she doesn’t see an appetite for that. Councillors Michael Walters, Andrew Knack and Jon Dziadyk will also have a vote Tuesday.