Kemp helps create path for new James Brown Arena funding during Augusta visit

The fate of Augusta's new James Brown Arena will once again be in the hands of local voters. During his visit on Monday to Augusta's downtown munic...

April 30, 2023
6:32 AM

The fate of Augusta's new James Brown Arena will once again be in the hands of local voters. During his visit on Monday to Augusta's downtown municipal building, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed HB 230, creating a special sales tax to fund an arena rebuilding project contingent on voters approving it in a fall election. 'That facility, well over four decades old, helps bring major events, tourism, economic development opportunities to the city and the surrounding area,' Kemp said. 'It is a valued asset to this region and it will be the people's right to decide how to best take care of it.

Miguel Legoas