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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Kelly Rissman

Town furious after being ‘duped’ into 89% property tax increase to fund $80M indoor football stadium

Residents of an Arizona city are up in arms, claiming that they unknowingly agreed to an 89 percent property tax hike to fund an $80 million high school football stadium.

Last year, Arizona voters approved a $125 million school improvement bond for the Tolleson Union High School District. But residents have complained about the lack of transparency around the bond, claiming they were unaware that the money was going toward building the indoor football stadium, which would be the first in Maricopa County, 12News reported.

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