Arena District Planning

At a glance

• What: master planning for a downtown Athens Arena District, including market validation, infrastructure, design concepts and bond payment funding.
• Where it stands: phase one of planning was wrapping up on 2026-09-02 and phase two was underway; the work session with the full Mayor and Commission was set for 2026-11-10, with a December commission vote on consensus as the goal.
• Next: steering committee meeting October 21.

Log

2026-11-10 - Mayor and Commission Work Session

• Accenture update on the Arena District facilitator work on the work session agenda.

2026-11-10 - Arena District Steering Committee

• Agenda: Accenture progress and schedule updates, including a bond update; October 21 minutes.

2026-09-02 - Arena District Steering Committee

• Bond payment forecast accepted: about $750,000 left after FY27 payments; FY28 projected deficit down to about $650,000 from $1.2 million. Design concepts and market studies were presented as still in progress.

2026-09-01 - Mayor and Commission

• Commission authorized sale of a Willis Street property to support arena bond repayment; one vote against; valuation still pending.