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When the Sixers announced their downtown dreams to build a basketball arena in Center City, they hoped the city would be as excited as they were.
One year later, some of the team’s actions have raised doubt around the $1.3 billion proposal. Those have included:supporting a pro-arena mayoral candidate . The money came from a professional local sports team that The Inquirer established was not the Eagles, Phillies or Flyers. A $4,000 fine levied by ethics officials against the team’s lobbying arm over its failure to file complete disclosure reports about efforts to“They’re in the process of blowing it,” said Jay McCalla, a former deputy managing director under Mayors John Street and Ed Rendell.Mayor Jim Kenney and the politically strong building-trade unions want the new arena to happen. The presumptive next mayor, Cherelle Parker, has spoken positively about the project.
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