Our Petition
From: Forward Together (www.ForwardTogetherColumbus.org)
We, the Undersigned, hereby express our support for a solution to the financial problems that
threaten our city, the Arena District and the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey team.
The economic benefits of the Arena District, area businesses, residents and the Columbus Blue
Jackets hockey team are far too important to place at risk. We understand it is a difficult challenge,
but we have faith in our collective ability to find a path that works for everyone involved, including
us - the taxpayers.
We need to come together to solve this issue and allow downtown Columbus and the district to
continue its decade-long streak of success - a credit itself to our community leadership thus far.
Our entire city is now going through the most difficult period of our lifetimes. The last thing we need
right now is another major economic loss to complicate matters and set us back even further. We must
maintain a long view toward prosperity, by considering the value of what we already have right here.
We must have the resolve to do what is necessary to get through this crisis, while never lowering our
sights in the process. As a regional center of entertainment and vitality, we are well on our way with the
River South District, the Arena District, the Scioto Mile and Huntington Park.
Let's keep the momentum strong in Columbus. Let's figure it out and find a solution. We know we can
do it if we all work together to support the effort.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned