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The city council adopted a petition against the cancellation of the construction of a new arena, which is being promoted by Toyohashi City Mayor Nagasaka in Aichi Prefecture, by a majority vote at a general meeting on the 20th. Toyohashi City Mayor Nagasaka Naoto is proceeding with the procedures to cancel the construction of the new arena, which will cost approximately 22 billion yen. Meanwhile, a petition with over 130,000 signatures from citizens calling for the construction was submitted to the city council. Fans of the local professional basketball team also supported the petition. A vote was held at the general meeting on the 20th on whether the city council should support the petition, and it was adopted by a majority vote. The city must respond to the petition by February 25th next year. Toyohashi City Mayor Nagasaka Naoto: "I can't say anything at this stage." The city council has decided to extend the session until the 26th, and both supporters and opponents of the construction are aiming to submit a referendum ordinance. There is a growing possibility that a referendum will be held on the construction of the new arena, which is controversial. Toyohashi City Mayor Nagasaka Naoto: "We don't know how the referendum will be conducted, so I think the results will be respected, but I can't say anything more than that." ■CTV NEWS Official Website https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/ctv ■Twitter / chukyotv_news ■TikTok / ctv_news ■LINE NEWS https://line.me/R/ti/p/%40oa-ctvnews ■For questions, concerns or investigation requests, please contact "Anata no Naka ni Chuusha Chuusha"! https://www.ctv.co.jp/interview/ ■Submit photos, videos, etc. to "Catch! Submission Box"! https://www.ctv.co.jp/catch/tokobox.html #News #Chukyo TV #CTV