Plano ISD To Contribute Up to $250 Million Toward Dallas Stars Arena
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The Plano City Council signed off on Monday on an agreement under which Plano ISD would commit as much as $250 million in future tax revenue to a planned arena for the Dallas Stars. The district's board of trustees had already approved the deal earlier in the summer, according to the article. The arena would sit within a larger $3 billion redevelopment at The Shops at Willow Bend, and it could relocate the team from its current home in Dallas.
In exchange, the school district would be able to use the city-owned venue for graduation ceremonies and other events. Right now, the district holds commencement for its three senior high schools in Frisco. District officials said in a Wednesday statement that the arrangement lets Plano ISD keep some property tax money that would mostly be sent to the state under Texas' recapture system. Mayor John Muns, a former trustee, voiced support for having graduations back in Plano.
The deal arrives before a November 3 vote on Proposition A, which would permit venue taxes to help pay for the arena. Opponents, including the Stop the Stars Arena PAC, have raised concerns about taxpayer subsidies, a tax increment reinvestment zone, infrastructure costs and public service costs. City officials reviewed early traffic findings Monday, and who will pay for road improvements is still unresolved. A full traffic report is expected by the end of October, and early voting starts October 19.
Why it matters
The agreement links school district tax dollars to a major public project, which affects how local property tax revenue is used. Voters will weigh the arena's costs and benefits soon, and families may care about the graduation venue offered in return.
- Property taxes
- Board vote
- Ballot measures
- State funding formula
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- How should a school district weigh using future tax revenue for a city project against spending it directly on classrooms?
- What information would help voters judge the arena's costs, traffic effects and benefits before the November 3 election?
- How much should a graduation venue factor into a district's decision to join a large development agreement?
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