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3/i3 <br />• <br />• <br /> <br /> <br />C~ ~. ~~~ <br />,. <br />Bill calls for state to f <br />and .new ice arenas <br />Ten to 12 more ice' arenas -could be meetings.. conducted by an ice-arena <br />built around. the state under legisla- task force show that "there are at <br />Lion to be introduced Monday in the least 82 communities that .: have ex- <br />Minnesota Senate. - pressed a need for additional indoor <br />ice, Hilbert said. <br />The bill would provide $29 million <br />in state money,. which would be used "They found that Minnesota needs <br />to leverage as much as $35 million in about 30 to 50 new indoor: ice sheets <br />i local funds to build the arenas, ac- in order to meet the growing need for <br />cording'to Sen. James Metzen, DFL- ice time f©r both male and female ice <br />South St. Paul, chief sponsor.. , .sports programs," he said <br />A companion bill spcsnsored by Rep....; If approved, .the measure would es- <br />Bob ~' Hilbert, DFI.-South St. Paul, tabilsh a revolving. fund account con- <br />~ was. introduced Thursday - in : the trolled. by the Minnesota Amateur. <br />House. ~ , ~ Sports Commission. to rovide <br />p grants <br />.~ unities as an incentive to <br />A: statewide,. survey and commuru , ~ ,r . <br />s ,~ ;,._ tY _~ ~~inks. -- Robert:Whereatt ~:, .- <br /> <br />Z8 . <br /> <br />Saturday/March 11/1995/Star.Tribune <br />