The Greensboro City Council endorsed a November bond referendum for a new performing arts center to replace aging War Memorial Auditorium. Exactly where it would go is unclear —-Coliseum director Matt Brown favors a site close to the coliseum complex in order to take advantage of existing infrastructure, but we’re already seeing movement to build it downtown.

Read the N&R story and you’ll note projected costs are all over the place — depending on the site—- but the Rhino’s been reporting that a $30 million bond is being floated.

Mayor Robbie Perkins said the “public sector shouldn’t be asked to bear any greater burden downtown than it should be asked to bear at the coliseum.” Problem is the definition of public sector burden depends on the particular point of view.