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Kalamazoo commission approves county events center assessment authority to back multi-sport complex
Summary
The Kalamazoo City Commission approved an agreement with Kalamazoo County to form an assessment-district authority to support a proposed multi-sport events center financed primarily by a hotel assessment; the facility will prioritize tournament-generated hotel stays while offering community access when not in use.
The Kalamazoo City Commission on Aug. 4 approved an intergovernmental agreement with Kalamazoo County to create the Kalamazoo County Event Center Assessment District Authority, a body charged with advancing a proposed multi-sport events center funded primarily by a hotel assessment.
The authority’s creation, approved by motion from Commissioner Cooney and supported by Commissioner Wilson, passed on a roll call vote in which Commissioners Hoffman, Wilson, Vice Mayor Hess, Mayor Anderson, Commissioner Cooney and Commissioner Decker voted yes.
City Manager Pat Risma and Discover Kalamazoo representative Jane Ghosh told commissioners the facility’s financial model centers on tournaments that generate hotel…
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