Following the Council Workshop held on May 23, 2024, the City Manager has prepared three resolutions for the future of the Civic Center site. This resolution calls for the removal of the entire Civic Center facility to include the arena, theatre, ballroom, and community meeting rooms and replace the theatre, ballroom, and community meeting rooms at an alternative location.

For more information about this project, please visit Future of The Civic Center | Savannah, GA - Official Website (savannahga.gov).

If Resolution 2 is adopted, the City Manager will prepare and execute a plan, inclusive of robust community engagement and the required Council approval on annual or amended budgets, project financing, zoning, contracts, and agreements, that does the following:

1. Proceeds with the removal of the entire Civic Center facility to include the arena, theatre, ballroom, and community meeting rooms and replace the theatre, ballroom, and community meeting rooms at an alternative location;
2. Achieves an equitable approach to redevelopment of the area;
3. Retains the name and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.;
4. Restores as much of the Oglethorpe Plan as feasible;
5. Prioritizes housing, including affordable and workforce housing;
6. Prohibits the development of new hotels and restricts the use of short-term vacation rentals;
7. Optimizes space for public and municipal use, as well as appropriate retail and commercial spaces; and
8. Achieves future parking needs.