Seeking hockey rinks, street repairs and more, cities make case for new sales taxes
There aren't enough hockey rinks in Edina. Or at least, that's the case the city is making to persuade voters to extend a sales tax that would pay ...
There aren't enough hockey rinks in Edina. Or at least, that's the case the city is making to persuade voters to extend a sales tax that would pay for another sheet at Braemar Arena, plus 100 new parking spots. Edina Parks and Recreation Director Perry Vetter made the pitch on live-streamed video last week: More ice could mean less out-of-town practice for Edina youth hockey players, and more revenue for the arena. Edina is one of 37 cities in Minnesota looking to sales taxes to fund their wish lists — and deploying city staff and resources to explain to voters what exactly they would be getting in exchange for their approval.