Sports Arenas And The Cities That Won't Pay For Them
22 April 2001 - 10:00am
Greater Orlando residents overwhelming reject the user of taxpayer funds for a $250 million arena.
No way. That sums up the reaction of Greater Orlando to a push by the Orlando Magic for a new $250 million arena paid predominantly with tax dollars. They also overwhelmingly reject -- as the Magic have suggested -- spending $200 million of public money on a new court, found a poll commissioned by the Orlando Sentinel.
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Let Magic pay for arena
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The Orlando Sentinel, April 22, 2001
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