As I recall the previous mayor applied said tax to the
building of the convention center. Once a tax is added
it does not go away. Dain Lyngstad edina/phillips
--- David Brauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dain Lynstad writes:
>
> > The scams and the lies which
> > took the old met stadium from us and gave us the
> > dome.Most folks at the time supported keeping the
> met
> > but the powers that be (and still seem to be)felt
> a
> > covered stadium in downtown Mpls.would bring great
> > rewards ie. redevelopment of a forgotten
> neighborhood,
> > a strong new tax base, and crowds flooding
> downtown
> > with money. All they asked was a small sales tax
> > increase which would be dropped as soon as the
> stadium
> > was payed for. We still have that tax!
>
> This is false. The Dome opened in 1982. The
> hotel/motel/liquor sales tax to
> pay for the Dome blinked off on January 1, 1985.
> It's a very clear example
> of a targeted tax going away.
>
> The sales tax expired because user fees (ticket
> taxes) proved enough to pay
> for the Dome. The building itself was paid off in
> 1998.
>
> Please don't talk about scams and lies without doing
> the homework. It
> weakens the case against actual misdeeds.
>
> David Brauer
> Kingfield
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