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dallasvoice.comThe Centennial Building at Fair Park is on the list for upgrades if voters approve Prop A. (Photo by Andreas Praefcke) Prop A would fix 6 Fair Park facilities and replace a broken convention center DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com The last item on the ballot for city of Dallas voters in the Nov.
8 midterm election will be Proposition A, a ballot measure proposing funding for upgrades to six buildings in Fair Park and replacement of most of Dallas’ Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.
The improvements would be paid for by a 2 percent increase in the hotel occupancy tax at hotels within the city of Dallas. Such funding is allowed under what’s known as the Brimer Bill, used by the city just once before, in 1999, when Dallas voters approved a 2 percent increase in hotel and rental car taxes to build the American Airlines Center.
Revenue was much higher than expected in that instance, and the 30-year bonds that were issued to pay for construction of the AAC were paid off in 15 years.
