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Vote Yes for the Lincoln Haymarket Arena May 11th

The Lincoln Haymarket Arena project will help bring new jobs to Lincoln and strengthen our economy without increasing property taxes.

During construction, there will be and $800 million boost to the economy and 7,800 jobs generated. Once completed, the project will bring 1,200 new, permanent jobs to the community and $260 million in annual economic activity.

First-class entertainment and a new home for Husker basketball without increasing property taxes. Vote YES for the Lincoln Haymarket Arena May 11th.

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LJS Editorial 5/2: Rare unanimity for arena

As the May 11 vote on the proposed Haymarket arena nears, it's worth noting that the project has accomplished something remarkable.

It has brought together traditional rivals in support of the project that will appear on the May 11 ballot.

The unanimity among a broad spectrum of community groups is rare. It provides reassurance that the project provides widespread benefit to the community at large.

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City hall swelled Monday with about 100 people who wanted to talk about whether to build a new arena to replace Pershing Center -- even though the question at hand was primarily whether to put the issue to a public vote.

After years of planning, the Haymarket arena is coming closer to being built. On Monday, the Lincoln City Council will vote on whether to let voters decide the fate of the proposed Haymarket arena.

Today the Lincoln City Council meets to decide whether the citizens of Lincoln will have the ability to decide whether or not to support the construction of a West Haymarket Arena. This arena would be the new home of Husker Basketball, both men’s and women’s, and would replace the cramped Pershing Center as an entertainment and sports venue.

As the city of Lincoln prepared the arena finance plan - detailed in the Lincoln Journal Star on Jan. 31 - it invited a group of local citizens to review its assumptions. I was part of that group and want to provide more insight into the conservative nature of the city's plan.

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