Voters Approve $1.3B Spurs Arena
Voters officially signed off on plans for a new $1.3 billion NBA arena for the San Antonio Spurs, approving Proposition B with 52.1% of the vote Tuesday night.
The vote means roughly a quarter of the arena’s funding will come from the Bexar County venue tax — or fees on hotels and rental cars — which will be increased and extended as part of the ballot proposition.
The rest of the funding will come from the city of San Antonio, which is using tax reinvestments to provide $489 million without a required public vote, and the Spurs, which expect to put in about $500 million.
Mount Prospect Breaks Ground on New Rec Center, Pool
Work will begin soon on construction of a new Lions Park Recreation Center in Mount Prospect along with a new pool following a groundbreaking ceremony held at the current facility at 411 S. Maple St. on Thursday, Oct. 30.
Mount Prospect Park District Executive Director Jim Jarog kicked off the event, which counted park and village officials in attendance along with several community members.
“We are here to celebrate the start of construction for our new Lions Recreation Center and Community Pool — an extremely important moment in the 70-year history of our park district,” Jarog said. “The work that will take place over the coming months is a result of years of careful planning, preparation and community support.”
Ithaca College Finishes New Track
When Ithaca College cuts the ribbon on its new outdoor track and field facility during Homecoming Weekend on October 25, it will be a homecoming in more ways than one—the long-awaited return of a track to South Hill. After nearly a decade without a home surface, Bomber student-athletes will once again have a place of their own to train and compete when the season begins in spring 2026. For Michael and Tracy Egan, both 1984 graduates of the School of Business, the dedication carries an extra layer of meaning: it represents their first philanthropic gift of this scope to the college that helped shape their lives.
The couple, who met on South Hill in 1981, see the track not only as an investment in student-athletes but also as a gift to the wider campus community and the region. “We started talking about it, and we realized, ‘this would be a really good thing to do,’” Mike said.
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