A hearing on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, could offer the final chance for public input on the proposal to bring a new $1.3 billion arena to Center City Philadelphia before the plan is voted on by City Council.

Residents on both sides of the issue now wait to learn whether the proposal is about to enter a new phase or see the beginning of its demise.

Deep divisions erupted Monday night during the final public comment session on the Philadelphia 76ers' proposal to build a $1.3 billion arena in Center City.

A packed house at Philadelphia City Hall as residents made their voices heard one last time over plans for the controversial new Sixers arena.

About 170 people signed up to testify in front of the council's Committee on the Whole, which is comprised of all council members.

More than 100 passionate residents stepped up to the mic in the council chamber, each given one minute to voice their views on the Sixers' contentious project​.