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PRINT THIS PAGE | E-MAIL THIS PAGE Sunday, January 18, 1998 Dallas voters narrowly approve arena measure By CHRISTY LEMIRE / Associated Press Writer DALLAS (AP) -- Voters on Saturday narrowly approved a ballot measure raising taxes to pay for a $230 million downtown arena for Dallas' professional hockey and basketball teams. With 577 of 582 precincts counted, 62,723 voters, or 50.62 percent, were in favor of the proposal and 61,185, or 49.38 percent, were against it. The hotly contested measure called for providing $125 million in public financing for the proposed $230 million arena. The money would come from a 5 percent tax increase on auto rentals and a 2 percent tax hike on hotel rooms. Send a Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This Story Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below: texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local Sports Texas Sports Copyright ©1998, Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below:

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