· Context
Civic Center unveils a $166,746 basketball court
The Civic Center unveiled a new basketball court; ABC 7 reported its cost as $167,000 and its funding as the hotel occupancy tax, and the City put the cost at $166,746. General manager Christopher Post said the old court was "no longer really being able to be used" and the goal was "to maintain current operations."[1][2][3]
What the sources say
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Nearly 60 years after the Civic Center opened, it installed a new $167,000 basketball court; ABC7 reported the project was funded by the hotel occupancy tax, which is collected from visitors to the city.[1][2]
- Amount
- $167,000
- Funding source
- hotel occupancy tax
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Christopher Post, Civic Center general manager: Civic Center general manager Christopher Post said the main objective was "the need for the old court no longer really being able to be used" and "to maintain current operations because we don't want to lose current business"; asked about revenue, he said he did not have numbers in front of him.[1]
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The City's June 5, 2026 release said the new court cost $166,746 and that the original court, in use since the facility opened in 1968, was sold at online auction for $20,000, with the proceeds going to the Civic Center as revenue to help offset operating costs. [2]
- Court cost
- $166,746
- Old court auction
- $20,000
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Sources describe the court's funding in different terms: ABC7 reported it was funded by the hotel occupancy tax; the October 28, 2025 council minutes list "Amarillo-Potter Event Venue District fund revenues"; and the City's hotel tax page says a 2% hotel tax is imposed for the Amarillo-Potter Events Venue District. The City's June 2026 release does not state a funding source. [1][3][4][2]