Mayor to host forum on entertainment complex

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Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson will host a community meeting at the downtown library Thursday evening to solicit questions and comments about a sports and entertainment complex for Sacramento.

The forum is scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the library, 828 I St.

Johnson is in the process of soliciting developer proposals for entertainment complex, centered on an arena to house the Sacramento Kings basketball team. Kings and NBA officials have said Arco Arena is outdated.

Johnson set Dec. 24 as the deadline for development teams to submit arena proposals, including where to build it and how to finance it. A 12-person citizens' task force, picked by Johnson, will review proposals for consideration next spring by the mayor and possibly the City Council.

Johnson will introduce his task force at the Thursday forum.