Council votes to put $41.6 million coliseum renovation before San Angelo voters

The San Angelo City Council voted 7-0 to place a $41,600,000 bond measure on the May ballot to fund a renovation of the city Coliseum after a presentation from representatives of the Stock Show and Rodeo association.

The measure would fund major upgrades intended to increase seating capacity, improve restrooms and accessibility, and add club-level and skybox seating. City finance staff and the association said the project aims to raise the Coliseum’s seated capacity to roughly 8,000 and provide new amenities while preserving the venue’s character.

The proposal was presented to the council by Justin Jonas of the Stock Show and Rodeo association, who described a plan to rehabilitate the 66‑year‑old facility, add grandstand seating and a club level, expand restrooms and ADA access, and convert under‑bleacher spaces to showers if needed. Jonas said the association paid architects and engineers about $1.4 million to produce plans and that construction could be staged so much of the exterior work would occur between…