The San Antonio City Council discussed the proposed downtown sports and entertainment district, dubbed Project Marvel, in a roughly nine-hour special session on Wednesday.
The special session included a presentation and discussions revolving around two documents, which include an economic impact analysis and a community engagement report.
A new Spurs arena would be the main attraction of the City of San Antonio’s plan to create a multi-billion-dollar sports and entertainment district downtown.
The economic impact analysis drew ire from community organizations across San Antonio earlier this week in a protest outside of the Alamodome.
On Tuesday, Bexar County commissioners voted to forward a venue tax hike for a new Spurs arena to voters in the November election.
The proposed 2% hotel occupancy tax increase could help fund construction on the new arena, Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum grounds improvements.
Included in the overall project are:
- An expansion to the Henry B. González Convention Center
- Alamodome improvements
- A land bridge over Interstate 37
- Retrofitting the former John H. Wood Jr. federal courthouse into a concert venue
- Various proposed mixed-use developments
Wednesday’s meeting provided residents with another chance to understand the sports and entertainment district better as city council members discuss the next steps.
More Project Marvel-related coverage on KSAT:
- San Antonio Spurs commit at least $1 billion to develop downtown sports and entertainment district, including new arena
- Experts call report on Project Marvel economic impact ‘useless’
- ‘We don’t want this’: San Antonio community organizations express mistrust in Project Marvel plans
- Frost Bank Center, lack of development hang over Project Marvel talks
- Venue tax hike for new Spurs arena goes to Bexar County voters in November
- What we know about Project Marvel, the plan for a new Spurs arena and entertainment district in downtown San Antonio
