US EditionThe San Antonio Spurs Want to Spend at Least $500M on a New Arena. Now They Need Help From Voters
The $311 million venue tax would be funded primarily by visitors through hotel and rental car fees, with the Spurs committing at least $500 million in construction costs.
- Voters in Bexar County, Texas head to the polls with early voting through Oct. 31 and Election Day on Nov. 4 to decide on committing up to $311 million in venue taxes for a new multipurpose arena.
- With the lease expiring in 2032, the San Antonio Spurs say they will commit at least $500 million toward construction and point to $1.4 billion in private development, citing private-public partnerships.
- A UT San Antonio poll released this week shows about 40% support, about 46% against, and about 14% undecided, while campaign rallies intensify and rules bar Spurs apparel at polling places.
- City officials are scrutinizing the proposal's financial terms, including a $489,000,000 city contribution that Spurs rent would partly offset amid citizen-led opposition groups.
- Supporters frame the deal as an investment in the city's future, citing Project Marvel's plan for a downtown San Antonio sports district and private-public partnerships, but organized campaigns in recent weeks show fluid support.
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The San Antonio Spurs want to spend at least $500M on a new arena. Now they need help from voters
Voters in Bexar County, Texas, are set to decide on November 4 whether to allow $311 million in venue taxes to go toward helping build a new arena for the San Antonio Spurs.
The most important result for the San Antonio Spurs in the first weeks of this NBA season will probably arrive on November 4.
The San Antonio Spurs Want To Spend At Least $500M On A New Arena. Now They Need Help From Voters – 710am KURV
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer The most important result for the San Antonio Spurs over the early weeks of this NBA season will probably come on Nov. 4. And the team doesn’t even have a game that day. Voters in Bexar County, Texas, are headed to the polls soon — early voting starts Monday and runs through Oct. 31, then actual Election Day voting happens on Nov. 4 — to decide if county officials will be permitted to commit no more than $31…
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