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Arena issue heads to Lincoln City Council on Monday

During the past five years of planning and talking about a new arena, the Lincoln City Council largely has been in the background.

But on Monday, the issue lands on the council's plate, when members will decide whether to put the arena issue on the May 11 primary election ballot.

Local view: Arena JPA is best for taxpayers

Transparency, accountability and a good deal for taxpayers are the reasons why a Joint Public Agency makes sense for the proposed Lincoln Haymarket Arena.

Shatel: Arena offers pluses for NU

Nebraska basketball needs something that stirs emotions, any emotion. It’s stuck in the State Fair mud. Like Andy Markowski says, it needs that “wow’’ factor.

City unveils financing plan for arena

In broad strokes and fine detail, officials have revealed how they will pay $340 million for "the biggest project in Lincoln's history" -- turning a windswept railyard into a home for a new downtown arena.

Among the broad strokes:

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