The San Diego City Council voted unanimously Monday to advance three competing proposals for how to redevelop the 48-acre Sports Arena property in the Midway District.
to advance all five proposals, instead of cutting two of them from consideration. But all members had changed their minds by Monday.
Councilmember Stephen Whitburn explained that state housing officials had made clear the city must award the project to the developer who proposes the most amount of low-income affordable housing. If San Diego chooses a different project, it risks a repeat of the state overriding its selection and forcing it to start over.
"It's not clear to me that even if we evaluate all five, it will necessarily make the choice much clearer than it is today," Whitburn said."And the more projects that we advance, the more time it will take and the more money it will cost the city." The city now plans on hiring a consultant to help vet each of the three projects' financial feasibility in hopes of selecting a winning bidder by December.
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