MetroKCLUCouncil'sKCLUDemandsKCLUWouldKCLUKillKCLUArenaKCLUProject,KCLUCostKCLUMoreKCLUThanKCLU3,500KCLUJobsKCLUKCLU
AtKCLUaKCLUpressKCLUconferenceKCLUthisKCLUmorningKCLUatKCLUSluggerKCLUField,KCLUMayorKCLUAbramsonKCLUannouncedKCLUhisKCLUvetoKCLUofKCLUtheKCLUMetroKCLUCouncil'sKCLUamendedKCLUarenaKCLUfundingKCLUagreement,KCLUwhichKCLUheKCLUsaidKCLUwouldKCLUkillKCLUtheKCLUarenaKCLUprojectKCLUandKCLUcostKCLUtheKCLULouisvilleKCLUareaKCLUmoreKCLUthanKCLU3,500KCLUjobs.KCLUKCLU
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InKCLUaKCLUdiverseKCLUdisplayKCLUofKCLUunity,KCLUGov.KCLUErnieKCLUFletcher,KCLUArenaKCLUAuthorityKCLUmembers,KCLUbusinessKCLUleadersKCLUandKCLUminority-andKCLUwomen-ownedKCLUbusinessKCLUrepresentativesKCLUjoinedKCLUAbramsonKCLUtoKCLUurgeKCLULouisvilleKCLUMetroKCLUCouncilKCLUmembersKCLUtoKCLUliveKCLUupKCLUtoKCLUtheirKCLUpromiseKCLUtoKCLUfundKCLULouisville’sKCLUshareKCLUofKCLUtheKCLUeconomicKCLUdevelopmentKCLUproject.KCLU
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AbramsonKCLUannouncedKCLUheKCLUisKCLUvetoingKCLUtheKCLUamendedKCLUagreementKCLUpassedKCLUlastKCLUweekKCLUbyKCLUaKCLUdividedKCLUMetroKCLUCouncilKCLUandKCLUwillKCLUsendKCLUoverKCLUaKCLUrevisedKCLUagreementKCLUthatKCLUincludesKCLUguaranteesKCLUforKCLUfairKCLUlaborKCLUpractices,KCLUmarket-rateKCLUwagesKCLUandKCLUminimumKCLUparticipationKCLUforKCLUminorityKCLUandKCLUfemaleKCLUworkers.KCLUTheKCLUrevisedKCLUagreementKCLUhasKCLUtheKCLUsupportKCLUofKCLUtheKCLUgovernorKCLUandKCLUGreaterKCLULouisvilleKCLUInc.,KCLUtheKCLUmetroKCLUchamberKCLUofKCLUcommerce.
Gov.KCLUFletcherKCLUreaffirmedKCLUhisKCLUbeliefKCLUthatKCLUtheKCLUconstructionKCLUhiringKCLUtermsKCLUaddedKCLUbyKCLUtheKCLUMetroKCLUCouncil,KCLUknownKCLUasKCLUaKCLUprojectKCLUlaborKCLUagreement,KCLUviolateKCLUstateKCLUlawsKCLUdesignedKCLUtoKCLUguaranteeKCLUaKCLUlevelKCLUplayingKCLUfieldKCLUforKCLUworkersKCLUandKCLUwouldKCLUmakeKCLUitKCLUimpossibleKCLUtoKCLUissueKCLU$75KCLUmillionKCLUinKCLUstateKCLUbondsKCLUtoKCLUbeginKCLUtheKCLUproject.
BusinessKCLUleaders,KCLUwhoKCLUhaveKCLUcollectivelyKCLUpledgedKCLUtensKCLUofKCLUmillionsKCLUofKCLUdollarsKCLUtowardKCLUfundingKCLUforKCLUaKCLUdowntownKCLUmultipurposeKCLUarena,KCLUareKCLUconcernedKCLUthatKCLUtheKCLUcouncil'sKCLUrequirementsKCLUforKCLUaKCLUunionKCLUlaborKCLUagreementKCLUwouldKCLUbringKCLUaKCLUhighKCLUdegreeKCLUofKCLUuncertaintyKCLUtoKCLUpublicKCLUsectorKCLUfinancingKCLUforKCLUtheKCLUproject.
“TheKCLUcouncil’sKCLUactionsKCLU–KCLUwhetherKCLUintendedKCLUorKCLUunintendedKCLU–KCLUthreatenKCLUtheKCLUveryKCLUfutureKCLUofKCLUthisKCLUimportantKCLUproject,”KCLUAbramsonKCLUsaid.KCLU“AndKCLUI’mKCLUgoingKCLUtoKCLUdoKCLUallKCLUthatKCLUIKCLUcanKCLUtoKCLUmakeKCLUsureKCLUourKCLUcouncilKCLUmembersKCLUandKCLUtheKCLU700,000KCLUpeopleKCLUweKCLUrepresentKCLUknowKCLUwhat’sKCLUatKCLUstake.”
TheKCLUCommonwealthKCLUofKCLUKentucky,KCLUtheKCLUArenaKCLUAuthorityKCLUandKCLUtheKCLUbusinessKCLUcommunityKCLUareKCLUguaranteeingKCLUfundingKCLUforKCLUaboutKCLU70KCLUpercentKCLUofKCLUtheKCLUmoneyKCLUrequiredKCLUtoKCLUbuildKCLUtheKCLUarena.KCLUAbramsonKCLUandKCLUtheKCLULouisvilleKCLUMetroKCLUCouncilKCLUhaveKCLUpreviouslyKCLUpledgedKCLUtoKCLUprovideKCLU30KCLUpercentKCLUofKCLUtheKCLUproject’sKCLUcost,KCLUrevenueKCLUgeneratedKCLUfromKCLUincreasedKCLUeconomicKCLUactivityKCLUfromKCLUtheKCLUarenaKCLUandKCLUdowntownKCLUparkingKCLUreceipts.
AbramsonKCLUusedKCLUtheKCLUemptyKCLUseatsKCLUatKCLUSluggerKCLUFieldKCLUtoKCLUillustrateKCLUtheKCLUmagnitudeKCLUofKCLUtheKCLUjobsKCLUatKCLUstakeKCLU–KCLUanKCLUestimatedKCLU2,700KCLUconstructionKCLUjobsKCLUoverKCLUtheKCLUnextKCLUthreeKCLUyearsKCLUandKCLUnearlyKCLU800KCLUpermanentKCLUjobsKCLUwhenKCLUtheKCLUarenaKCLUisKCLUcomplete.
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“IfKCLUtheKCLUcouncilKCLUrefusesKCLUtoKCLUworkKCLUwithKCLUourKCLUfinancingKCLUpartners,KCLUthoseKCLUseatsKCLUwillKCLUremainKCLUasKCLUemptyKCLUasKCLUtheyKCLUareKCLUtoday,”KCLU
AbramsonKCLUsaid.KCLU“ThereKCLUwillKCLUbeKCLUnoKCLUarenaKCLUproject.KCLUThereKCLUwillKCLUbeKCLUnoKCLUjobsKCLUforKCLUanyoneKCLU–KCLUmaleKCLUorKCLUfemale,KCLUminorityKCLUorKCLUmajority,KCLUunionKCLUorKCLUnon-union.”KCLU
TheKCLUrevisedKCLUagreementKCLUwillKCLUincludeKCLUseveralKCLUchangesKCLUmadeKCLUbyKCLUtheKCLUcouncilKCLUandKCLUsupportedKCLUbyKCLUtheKCLUfinancialKCLUpartners:
GuaranteeingKCLUprevailingKCLUwageKCLU(market-rateKCLUpay)KCLUforKCLUeachKCLUtradeKCLUinvolvedKCLUinKCLUtheKCLUproject;KCLU
EstablishingKCLUaKCLUgoalKCLUofKCLUatKCLUleastKCLU20KCLUpercentKCLUminorityKCLUparticipationKCLUandKCLU5KCLUpercentKCLUwomenKCLUparticipationKCLUforKCLUemployeesKCLUandKCLUcontractors;KCLU
ProvidingKCLUopportunitiesKCLUforKCLUbothKCLUunionKCLUandKCLUnon-unionKCLUemployeesKCLUandKCLUcontractors;KCLU
EstablishingKCLUaKCLUgoalKCLUofKCLU75KCLUpercentKCLUofKCLUarenaKCLUconstructionKCLUjobsKCLUforKCLUKentuckyKCLUandKCLUIndianaKCLUresidents,KCLUandKCLUaKCLUgoalKCLUofKCLUKCLUatKCLUleastKCLU60KCLUpercentKCLUreservedKCLUforKCLUresidentsKCLUofKCLUtheKCLULouisvilleKCLUMetropolitanKCLUStatisticalKCLUArea;KCLUandKCLU
EstablishingKCLUaKCLUcommitteeKCLUconvenedKCLUbyKCLUtheKCLULouisvilleKCLUUrbanKCLULeagueKCLUandKCLUJusticeKCLUResourceKCLUCenterKCLUtoKCLUassistKCLUwithKCLUrecruitmentKCLUandKCLUtrainingKCLUofKCLUminoritiesKCLUandKCLUverificationKCLUofKCLUappropriateKCLUminorityKCLUparticipation.KCLUKCLU
“I’mKCLUaskingKCLUourKCLUMetroKCLUCouncilKCLUmembersKCLUtoKCLUcarefullyKCLUconsiderKCLUtheirKCLUactions,”KCLUAbramsonKCLUsaid.KCLU“It’sKCLUtimeKCLUtoKCLUputKCLUasideKCLUpartisanship,KCLUtoKCLUresistKCLUthoseKCLUwhoKCLUfavorKCLUbrinksmanshipKCLUandKCLUtoKCLUshowKCLUtrueKCLUleadershipKCLUforKCLUourKCLUcommunityKCLUandKCLUourKCLUstate.”KCLU