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Originally Posted by Jdawgboy
So it's the last sentence that is the sticking point I take it? About this proposition making it to where voters have to approve any convention center expansion?
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It's all terrible. It attempts to gut the existing convention center budget and use hotel taxes in a way that we aren't allowed under state law by moving it to cultural and historical pet projects of the movement leaders. That means another state lawsuit.
It also hurts musicians because raising the overall hotel tax is the only way to get more money to them because we already allocate the max under state law and prop B doesn't change that.
I know some of you guys are excited about the prospect of new tall buildings on those lots but the convention center is a good investment for the city and the plan UT outlined would greatly improve the downtown street network. Please tell your fiends and family to vote AGAINST.
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