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In 2017, the Citycity Councilcouncil voted to build a new area, west of downtown.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wtoc.com/2019/05/09/council-votes-authorize-million-bonds-go-toward-over-budgeted-arena-project/ |title=Council votes to authorize $45 million in bonds to go toward over-budgeted arena project |last1=Evans |first1=Sean |last2= |first2= |date=May 9, 2019 |website=[[WTOC-TV|WTOC]] |publisher=[[Gray Television]] |access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/tTPto |archive-date=April 4, 2021}}</ref> The aging MLK Jr Arena proved to be too small to attract bigger acts and the repairs needed to bring the facility up to code were too costly.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/savannah-city-council-votes-to-demolish-civic-center/ |title=Savannah City Council votes to demolish Civic Center |last1=Staunton |first1=Martin |last2= |first2= |date=June 7, 2019 |website=[[WSAV-TV]] |publisher=[[Nexstar Media Group]] |access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/xtmVj |archive-date=April 4, 2021}}</ref> Initial plans saw the removal of the arena solely. In June 2019, the council voted to demolish the entire civic center to create more green space in accordance with "The Oglethorpe Plan." Destruction of the center and renovation of the lot will take at least four years, based on the timeline recommended by the Urban Land Atlanta Institute.<ref name="savvemercer">{{cite web |url=https://www.wtoc.com/2019/06/18/savannah-man-making-efforts-save-mercer/ |title=Savannah man making efforts to 'Save the Mercer' |last1=Griner |first1=Ken |last2= |first2= |date=June 18, 2019 |website=WTOC |publisher=Gray Television |access-date=June 19, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/e9oql |archive-date=April 4, 2021}}</ref> A campaign to "Save the Mercer" theater inside the Civic Center has been initiated by a longtime Savannah resident, Paul Mazo. Mazo told a local TV station that city officials indicated a preservation campaign will "open the door to some [needed] community discussion."<ref name="savvemercer"/>
 
The new arena, originally known as Savannah Arena and subsequently renamed [[Enmarket Arena]] after securing a [[naming rights]] agreement in July 2021,<ref name=wjcl>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wjcl.com/article/savannah-arena-enmarket-arena-savannah-s-new-9-500-seat-arena-officially-gets-a-name/37082259|title = 'A premier destination': Savannah's new 9,500-seat arena officially gets a name|date = 20 July 2021}}</ref> opened in the first half of 2022. The estimated cost of the project is $165 million. Perkins + Will have been named the firm in charge of designing the arena,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fox28media.com/news/local/city-of-savannah-city-council-approves-design-firm-for-new-arena |title=City of Savannah City Council approves design firm for new arena |last1=Rivas |first1=Briana |last2= |first2= |date=June 21, 2018 |website=[[WTGS]] |publisher=[[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] |access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/hEQWk |archive-date=April 4, 2021}}</ref> while AECOM Hunt is in charge of construction.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.savannahnow.com/news/20180913/savannah-moves-forward-with-112-million-arena-contract |title=Savannah moves forward with $11.2 million arena contract |last1=Curl |first1=Eric |last2= |first2= |date=September 13, 2018 |website=[[Savannah Morning News]] |publisher=[[Gannett|Gannett Company]] |access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/JOIe3 |archive-date=April 4, 2021}}</ref> City Council has stated there are no plans to demolish the Civic Center until three to five years after the new arena is built.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wjcl.com/article/savannah-arena-center-project-moves-ahead-while-civic-center-one-step-closer-to-closing/28582129 |title=Savannah arena center project moves ahead while Civic Center one step closer to closing |last1=Johnson |first1=Sharon |last2= |first2= |date=August 1, 2019 |website=[[WJCL (TV)|WJCL]] |publisher=[[Hearst Television]] |access-date=April 4, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/jWbHx |archive-date=April 4, 2021}}</ref>
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