City council is gearing up to hold several public hearings regarding the proposed new Sixers arena beginning Tuesday.
Hearings begin Tuesday morning at Philadelphia City Hall on the Sixers plan to build a new area in the Market East neighborhood while opponents pledge to hold what they are calling a "people’s hearing" outside.For the 76ers, it’s an early playoff as its controversial plan to build a 1.5-billion-dollar arena on the edge of Chinatown faces scrutiny in public hearings starting Tuesday in City Hall.
in City Council Chambers the Parker Administration’s Chief of Staff, Tiffany Thurman, is expected to detail the mayor’s support of the proposal with Parker’s solicitor, Renee Garcia, finance director, Rob Dubow, planning official, Jessie Lawrence, and transportation official, Mike Carroll, by her side. Vivian Chang of Asian Americans United is opposed to the plan."We’re definitely making sure that the people’s voices are actually heard.
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