By Marilyn Dubinski | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-11-05 22:04:02
由生成式人工智能翻译，译文内容可能不准确或不完整，以原文为准。
贝尔县的选民已经做出了他们的选择。在昨日创纪录的投票率中，选民们投票赞成了A号与B号提案，其中就包括在圣安东尼奥市中心新建一座马刺队的新球馆。根据投票结果，56%的选民批准了A号提案，该提案将对现有的弗里曼体育馆综合区（包括霜降银行中心）进行开发；52%的选民投票赞成B号提案，该提案则将新建马刺球馆作为更宏大的“漫威计划” (Project Marvel) 的一部分。
对于马刺球迷来说，这似乎是一个无需思考的选择，但围绕这些项目的争议却不少，从资金来源——马刺队已承诺为新球馆投入超过15亿美元，并保证承担任何超支费用，同时提供公共交通和低价门票等额外支持——到市长吉娜·奥尔蒂斯·琼斯 (Gina Ortiz Jones) 呼吁在做出决定前进行更深入的经济研究。最终，选民们用投票表达了他们的意愿，市长也发布了以下声明。
“圣安东尼奥市民已经投票批准了县政府对拟建马刺球馆的出资，我将努力确保这项影响深远的投资能够帮助振兴我们的市中心，并让我们的城市更加强大。伟大城市的建成离不开协作、坚持以及为实现宏伟愿景而持续努力的意愿。我们的城市核心区代表着一个重塑城市重要部分的机会——它能够推动经济活动、创造优质就业岗位，并增加我们社区迫切需要的经济适用房。我将继续致力于与市议会的同事们、市政府工作人员、马刺队以及社区领袖合作，制定一项计划，共同在市中心开启一个进步与宜居的新时代。”
— 市长吉娜·奥尔蒂斯·琼斯
新球馆将坐落于ヘ米斯菲尔公园内的德克萨斯文化研究所旧址。该研究所目前暂时迁至市中心的霜降大厦，其新址正由德克萨斯大学圣安东尼奥分校进行开发。“漫威计划”还包括翻新亨利·B·冈萨雷斯会议中心、新建一座会议中心酒店、住宅、零售和公园空间，对宏伟空旷的阿拉莫穹顶体育馆进行大规模翻新（甚至是彻底重建？），在281号美国国道上修建一座陆桥以连接阿拉莫穹顶与市中心其他区域，以及将约翰·伍德法院旧址改造为一个大型剧院和现场表演场馆。
A号提案将把霜降银行中心和弗里曼体育馆的场地改造为全年开放的牲畜展览和牛仔竞技表演场地，此外还有其他旨在振兴东区的改进措施。该提案的资金将来自县的场馆税和旅游税，而非地方税收。
马刺队与霜降银行中心的租约将持续到2031-32赛季，预计球队将履行完这份合同。这座球馆最初名为SBC中心，后更名为AT&T中心，是马刺队在圣安东尼奥拥有的第一座专用球馆，此前数十年他们一直在ヘ米斯菲尔球馆和阿拉莫穹顶体育馆征战。在入驻新馆的第一个赛季，马刺队就赢得了2003年的总冠军。尽管这里为球队和球迷带来了美好的体验，但它并未能实现最初的目标——为那个位于圣安东尼奥市中心以东约三英里、以住宅和工业为主的地区带来更多的餐饮和商业。希望A号提案最终能实现这一目标。
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Voters approve new Spurs arena and downtown, East Side developments
The voters of Bexar County have spoken, appearing in record turnout yesterday to vote in favor of Propositions A and B, which will include a new Spurs arena in downtown San Antonio. According to results, 56% of voters approved Prop. A, which will include development of the current Freeman Coliseum complex (including the Frost Bank Center), and 52% voted in favor of Prop. B, which includes the new Spurs arena as part of the much larger Project Marvel.
It may have seemed like a no-brainer to Spurs fans, but there was plenty of contention surrounding the projects, from who will be funding them — the Spurs had committed over $1.5 billion towards the arena and promised to cover any overhead, and well as provide extra allocations, such as public transport and affordable tickets — to Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones calling for further economic studies before making a decision. Ultimately, the voters spoke, the mayor released the following statement.
“The people of San Antonio have voted to approve the county’s contribution toward the proposed Spurs arena, and I will work to ensure this generational investment helps to revitalize our downtown and strengthen our city. Great cities are built through collaboration, persistence, and a willingness to keep working toward bold visions. Our urban core represents an opportunity to remake a vital part of our city—one that can drive economic activity, create quality jobs, and add affordable housing stock that our community desperately needs. I remain committed to working with my Council colleagues, City Staff, the Spurs, and with community leaders to develop a plan that ushers in an era of progress and affordability downtown.”
— Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones
The new arena will be at the former site of the Institute of Texan Cultures in Hemisfair Park, which is now temporarily located in Frost Tower downtown while a new site is being developed by the University of Texas – San Antonio. Project Marvel will also include a renovation of the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center, a new convention center hotel, residential, retail and park space, a massive renovation (completion?) of the cavernous Alamodome, a land bridge over U.S Highway 281 connecting the Alamodome to the rest of downtown, and the old John Wood Courthouse would be transformed into a large theater and live performance venue.
Prop. A will convert the Frost Bank Center and Freeman Coliseum grounds into a year-round stock show and rodeo, among other improvements aimed at revitalizing the East Side. It will be funded by the county’s venue and tourism tax, not local taxes.
The Spurs’ lease with the Frost Bank Center lasts through the 2031-32 season, and they are expected to fulfill it. Originally the SBC Center and later AT&T, the arena was the first one built specifically for the Spurs in San Antonio after they spent previous decades in Hemisfair Arena and the Alamodome. The Spurs won the 2003 championship in their inaugural season there, and while it has been a good experience for the team and fans, it has not succeeded in the original goal of bringing more restaurants and businesses to the mostly residential and industrial area about three miles east of downtown San Antonio. Hopefully, Prop. A will finally do just that.
By Marilyn Dubinski, via Pounding The Rock