Janesville Jets economic impact
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ROCK COUNTY — While the logo and shirt designs for the new Janesville Jets hockey team are cause for excitement, there's another aspect of this development that's also being noted.
The economic impact of have a North American Hockey League team in Janeville is not lost on City Manager, Eric Levitt. He says estimates for just the first year are around $400,000.
Janesville Convention and Visitors Bureau Director, Christine Rebout, says Rock County is now a "year round" sporting destination with the Beloit Snappers and Janesville Jets.
Levitt says the city is a limited partner in this development because they're putting money into the ice arena for upgrades and repairs. He says if a decision is made to build a new ice facility for the team, the city "might" invest in that as well.
Rebout says Rock County is just out of the top ten most visited counties in the state and the Jets might "get us back into the top ten."
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Jun 5, 2009 at 3:48 p.m.
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Can we have any stories that aren't boosting the idea of this team? The drum-beat gets louder and louder, but there's a lot of people against this. That's precisely why there is to be no referendum on the subject, even though the money will be inevitably taken away from vital municipal functions given that the money is being allocated at precisely the time that the tax-base for the city is shrinking.
Jun 5, 2009 at 1:59 p.m.
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What?? This is going to cost the city $400,000.00 a year?
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