Rupp Final Report Issued

{Lexington, Kentucky}...The Rupp Arena Arts and Entertainment District Task Force's final report was issued Tuesday morning. It proposes a $250 million to $300 million overhaul of the Lexington Center, including Rupp Arena, the 35 year old home of the Kentucky Wildcats, the Lexington Convention Center, the Civic Center Shoppes and the area around it. There's no specific plan for paying for the project although the report does offer general guidelines for financing it, involving a mix of local, state and private funding. University of Kentucky Athletic Director Mitch Barnhart applauded the effort applied to Lexington's proposed entertainment district and renovation of Rupp Arena. But echoing UK's administration, he said UK's campus needs must be a higher priority.