Leaders are set to hold meetings Wednesday to address the proposal to build a new 76ers arena at Market East.
The Save Chinatown Coalition will hold a press conference outside the Philadelphia Convention Center Wednesday at around 5:15 p.m. just ahead of Mayor Parker’s town hall meeting at 6 p.m. on the proposed Center City arena. You can watch both meetings on FOX LOCAL, FOX29.com, and on FOX 29's YouTube page.
Back in August, the city of Philadelphia released the four separate reports from third-party consultants hired to conduct analyses of the proposed new Sixers arena in Center City."We are sharing these detailed reports so that the public can better understand the implications of such a multifaceted proposed project for Philadelphia," said Mayor Cherelle L. Parker. "On behalf of the City, we thank the independent consultants who completed this work.
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