ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Tuesday night was the first Alexandria City Council meeting held since bills were introduced in relation to the potential Monumental Sports & Entertainment from Capital One Arena in D.C. to Potomac Yard in Alexandria.
Bills were introduced in both the House and the Senate in the general assembly late last week. It's the first step needed to move forward to fund the Monumental Sports Complex in Virginia.
Lawmakers have said they need to see more details about this project before they support anything, and Senator Scott Surovell said this bill is the first step to do that.
Senate majority leader Scott Surovell, introduced SB718 and Delegate Luke Torian introduced HB1514 on Friday. The bill is a first step approval process to bring Monumental Sports to Alexandria. The bill would create the Virginia Sports and Entertainment authority. The group would oversee the $2 billion project.
Tuesday night City Councilmembers spent about 90 minutes asking the city's manager and financial advisors, along with the economic development authority about the impacts the proposal would have on the city.
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