Daily News | The future of a new Sixers arena shifts to City Hall after a year of contention
what Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration had said would be independent city analyses of the proposal.
But if the Sixers want to turn their dreams of a downtown arena into reality, they will need to quickly develop their skills at a game far more complex than basketball: Philadelphia politics.The future of the project lies in City Hall, where dimensions of power and persuasion will hold sway as key deadlines approach.
A worrisome sign for the team’s planning: Councilmember Mark Squilla, who represents the 1st District where the arena would be located, is skeptical that legislation could be passed this year.The arena legislation may be a package of bills, he said, with separate measures for zoning, encroachments, financing, and permitting. It’s being written by the Sixers development team and the city Law Department, he said.
The Sixers did not make executives available for interviews on the past and future of the project despite several requests made across recent weeks.
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