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Petition to stop convention center hotel cost Dallas $41K, public records show
Thu Dec 4 16:00:14 2008 CST
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By Jennifer Peebles
A petition drive to stop a planned publicly owned hotel for the Dallas convention center will cost taxpayers $41,125.55, the Dallas Morning News reported today, citing public records.

From reporter Dave Levinthal:

Dallas taxpayers will foot a $41,125.55 bill for non-routine costs -- overtime, overhead, printing -- associated with the Dallas City Secretary's Office certifying a petition aiming to block City Hall's plans to construct a publicly owned Dallas Convention Center hotel through a May City Charter amendment referendum.


That includes $347.35 for office supplies, the story says.

The newspaper got the dollar details by asking for records from City Hall through the Texas Public Information Act.

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