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Dallas Officials Push to Keep Stars Downtown After Plano Tax Vote
Plano voters rejected a package of venue taxes for a proposed arena. Some Dallas council members want the Stars to stay in the city.
Two Dallas City Council members are pushing to keep the Stars downtown after voters in neighboring Plano rejected taxes that would have helped finance a new arena for the NHL team.
Dallas council members Paula Blackmon and Adam Bazaldua made the case for keeping the team in its current city after Tuesday’s vote, KRLD reported Friday. The Stars play at American Airlines Center, which they share with the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks.
Plano’s Proposition A covered taxes on items including tickets, parking and hotel rooms. The proposal was rejected by 54.6% of voters, according to unofficial results cited by The Associated Press. The proposed arena site is at The Shops at Willow Bend.
The vote took away one financing tool for the Plano project. The Stars said they still supported the concept of a city-owned arena in Plano, Fox 4 reported. The team’s next arena remains unsettled.
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