\u201cThe day an arena fits in a suburb area like Willow Bend is a day pigs fly,\u201d Karen Dubrow said into a microphone, hiking up her pants to reveal sky-blue socks dotted with winged pigs. <\/p>\n
In rows of a Plano church sanctuary one recent Tuesday night, dozens of residents gathered to hear Dubrow and other leaders of the Stop the Stars Arena committee make their case against Proposition A. <\/p>\n
The local ballot measure asks voters to approve a menu of venue taxes to help fund a city-owned arena Plano plans to lease to the Dallas Stars for the next three decades when their lease in Dallas expires in 2031. The hockey team is preparing a move out of the American Airlines Center to the current site of The Shops at Willow Bend.<\/p>\n
As the start of early voting for the venue tax election approaches, some voters see more questions than answers.<\/p>\n
\u201cSelf-funded sounds swell, and it sounds like a thrill. But the dome gets the gold, and you get the bill,\u201d Jody Venturoni recited to the church audience in a Dr. Seuss-style poem she authored. <\/p>\n