Committee hears $115–116M schematic cost estimate; $41.4M currently committed

Jun 10, 2026

Consultants reported a schematic (15%) cost estimate of roughly $116 million. Presenters said about $41.37 million in funding is currently committed from Horry Electric RDA proceeds, ARPA, land sale and hospitality funds; the committee discussed contingencies and possible additional funding sources.

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Consultants presented a schematic estimate that places the total project in the roughly $115–116 million range, broken into site and building categories. The presenter stated: "We have, total site construction right now hovering right at $14.05 14,000,500. The arena itself is roughly 80,000,000," and listed the stall barn and storage building as smaller line items (speaker 6).

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