Plano residents opposed to a proposed arena for the Dallas Stars held a rally to present their case against Proposition A, a ballot measure that would authorize venue taxes to help fund the project. The competing campaign backed by the Dallas Stars has raised over $200,000 to support the measure.
Proposition A would allow Plano to levy venue taxes on tickets, parking, hotel stays, rental cars, and arena user fees to help fund a new Dallas Stars arena.
Campaign contributions to Victory Green Planoover $200,0001Who pays or receives it: Dallas Stars' business entity
Campaign contributions to Stop the Stars PACover $3,0001Who pays or receives it: Eight individuals with Plano addresses
City of Plano TIRZ commitment to arena$700 million1Who pays or receives it: City of Plano
Mixed-use entertainment district cost estimate$2 billion1
Who's involved
Stop the Stars Arena political action committeeOpposition group against Proposition A
Dallas StarsNHL franchise seeking arena funding
Victory Green PlanoPolitical action committee supporting Proposition A
Satish ChukkaPlano resident attending opposition event
Karen DubrowLeader of Stop the Stars PAC
Jennifer GroysmanPlano resident speaker at opposition event
The facts
Stop the Stars Arena PAC held a rally at Lord of Life Lutheran Church with nearly 100 residents attending.1
Proposition A would authorize venue taxes on tickets, parking, hotel stays, rental cars, and arena user fees.1
Dallas Stars' business entity contributed over $200,000 to Victory Green Plano from Aug. 11 to Sept. 24.1
Stop the Stars PAC collected over $3,000 from Sept. 17 to Oct. 5 from eight individuals.1
The proposed arena site is The Shops at Willow Bend mall location in Plano.1
Plano City Council approved a $700 million TIRZ commitment to the $1 billion arena project.1
The arena would be surrounded by a $2 billion mixed-use entertainment district.1
Who said what
These are statements and claims made by the people involved. They are reported, not verified.
Satish Chukka By saying no, the city should go back to the drawing board.1
Karen Dubrow Stop the Stars PAC worked for 15 weeks and is being outspent.1
Dallas Stars Move to Plano is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity with significant economic benefits.1
Jennifer Groysman If the Stars want a new arena, they need to pay for it themselves.1
Karen Dubrow They want Plano residents to approve the unknown.1
Where the sources disagree
Whether the arena can proceed without voter approval of venue taxes According to city officials, the arena could go forward even without voter support of Proposition A [1]
How they headlined it
The same event, as each outlet put it. Marked words appear in only one outlet's headline.
Plano residents rally against arena tax as Dallas Stars fund competing campaign
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