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“Civic Center Bill Gets OK” – 6/15/1977

April 27, 2018Andrew

Source: Rockford Register-Republic 6/15/1977 by Sharen Johnson, and/or Rockfordiana: Municipal Centers – 1, p. 108

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Chamber of Commerce, Civic Center, General, Hotels, MetroCentre, Motels and Restaurants, State of Illinois, Tax 2300 hotel and motel rooms in Winnebago County, 25% of money from local sources, 6 15 1977, allow counties to levt a 5% tax on hotels and motels to pay for civic center construction bonds, approved 10 - 5, Civic Center bill gets OK, Community renewal site, Farnsley Peters, House Counties and Townships Committees, Illinois Information Service, produce about $250 000 per year in revenue, Rep. Thomas W. Ewing, Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce, Rockford civic center, Rockford Metro Centre, Senate bill, Senator Vivian Hickey, Sharen Johnson, state tax on horse race betting revenues

“Civic Center funds nearly gone” – 1/28/1977

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018Andrew

Source: Rockford Morning Star 1/18/1977

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Architect, Chamber of Commerce, Civic Center, Financial, General, MetroCentre, Rockford Park District "Civic Center Funds Nearly Gone", $21.5 million left, $8.3 million pending for Decatur, 1-28-1977, Aurora $10.3 million, by Don Naden, Cal Thelin, Civic Center Authority, donated by architects SSamuel Darby and Alden Orput, Farnsley Peters, feasibility study, four groups put up $25 000, House bill 1591, Illinois Department of Business and Economic Development, NICAIAC, Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association, Peopria $20 million, race-track revenues, Realty Acquistion Corp., Rock Island and Danville vying for $, Rockford 75, Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce, Rockford Metro Centre, Rockford Park District Office, Springfield $15 million, study required to qualify for state funds, voted Thursday to change name to Metro Centre

“Revised civic center plans unveiled here” – November 1974

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018Andrew

Source: Rockford Register-Republic November 14, 1974

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Architect, Chamber of Commerce, Civic Center, Financial, General, State of Illinois $5 million in local funds, 15-floor hotel, 324-car three-deck parking lot, Alderman Lee Shervey D-7th, bounded by S Madison St.-Jefferson St.-river-E. State st., Charles Boettcher, director of Rockford Area Chamber of Commerce, Farnsley Peters, Katherine Petta, Mayor Robert McGaw, Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority, New York Architect Paul Rudolph, one building instead of two, outdoor amphitheater, permanent stage with bandshell, rerouting of Water St., revised drawings

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