New Sixers arena passes out of Philadelphia City Council
Eleven bills to construct a proposed new arena for the Philadelphia 76ers in Center City passed a final vote in the City Council on Thursday.
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Eleven bills to construct a proposed new arena for the Philadelphia 76ers in Center City passed a final vote in the City Council on Thursday.
Eleven bills for constructing a proposed new arena for the Philadelphia 76ers in Center City passed a final vote in City Council Thursday. Each bill required at least nine yes votes to pass. Last week, the bills advanced out of the council's Committee of the Whole, which includes all council members.
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Bills allowing the Philadelphia 76ers to build a new arena in Center City were passed out of committee Thursday.
It was another raucous day in Philadelphia City Council chambers, filled by both supporters of the proposed 76 Place and critics concerned about how the arena, if built, would impact the adjacent Chinatown neighborhood.
The bills passed out of council's Committee of the Whole Thursday morning after the vote was tabled Wednesday. The bills will need to pass a second council vote next week.
Councilmember Jamie Gauthier said it was "wrong" to pass bills allowing the Philadelphia 76ers to build a new arena in Center City out of a city council committee.
Philadelphia City Council has called a recess until Thursday morning for a potential vote on the 76ers' proposed arena in Center City.
Wednesday was a chaotic day inside Philadelphia City Hall as councilmembers planned to vote on the controversial $1.3 billion arena that would sit on Market Street between 10th and 11th streets, but it was delayed twice.
If approved, the controversial $1.3 billion arena proposed by the Sixers would sit on Market Street between 10th and 11th streets.
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