Wednesday’s city council meeting was, in many ways, emblematic of the whole process that got us to this point. Take 15 well-meaning local politicians, supported by a small army of well-intentioned local civil servants, and put them in an awkward situation of someone else’s making that involves them discussing a single topic for the better part of seven hours.
The big takeaway from Wednesday’s marathon: the City still wants to build a new arena, and they’re going to be looking into their options over the next 10 weeks, with a report due back at the next council meeting.