Assembly rejects Strip arena initiative
CARSON CITY — An initiative to create a special taxing district to pay for a new arena on the Las Vegas Strip will go to voters next year after the Nevada Assembly rejected the proposal Friday.
The voice vote approving Senate Concurrent Resolution 4 follows similar action in the state Senate on Thursday.
Those who support the plan to build a new arena circulated petitions and gathered more than 200,000 signatures statewide to bring the matter before lawmakers — or voters if the Legislature failed to act or rejected it.
The measure calls for a special taxing district in the Strip area, where an additional sales tax of 0.9 percent would be imposed to build the $448 million arena on land donated by Caesars Entertainment.
Other Strip operators oppose the effort. And separate arena proposals are being discussed.
