The Gathering at South Forsyth

The Gathering at South Forsyth is a proposed mixed-use development in the Atlanta metropolitan area to be located in Forsyth County, Georgia near the city of Alpharetta. The centerpiece of the development is an 18,000-seat multipurpose arena, intended to bring a National Hockey League franchise back to the metro Atlanta area. The Gathering at South Forsyth is modeled after The Battery Atlanta, a mixed-use development in Cobb County anchored by Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball.
==History==
The development is headed by Vernon Krause, a metro Atlanta businessman and CEO of Krause Sports & Entertainment. The Gathering is planned to be built on an undeveloped 100-acre tract of land originally zoned for a shopping mall at the intersection of Ronald Reagan Boulevard and Union Hill Road, off Georgia State Route 400 near the Forsyth County–Fulton County line. The proposal was brought to the Forsyth County commissioners on April 25, 2023.https://www.wsbtv.com/sports/exclusive-1-billion-arena-with-development-bigger-than-battery-proposed-forsyth-county/J2R2TVK2NVHOVBDT6WAQKBY3VE/ In January 2024, the Forsyth County commissioners voted 4 to 1 in favor of moving the project forward and pledged $390 million towards the arena's construction with the stipulation that Krause's group secure an NHL franchise.https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/forsyth-county/new-arena-proposed-forsyth-county-wont-get-county-funds-without-pro-hockey-team/CAFMKK3T35EFRKWDQJWOKDSRYI/ However, in a March 2024 revision to the memorandum of understanding, the county reduced its maximum contribution to $225 millionhttps://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/forsyth-county/nhl-board-govs-meeting-next-month-possible-expansion-could-bring-good-news-forsyth-co/ODJKZ4RAYVA65LGY4JE5UZJXOE/ In the November 2024 general elections, residents of Forsyth County voted 56–44 in favor of granting the county redevelopment powers over The Gathering at South Forsyth, creating a tax allocation district to repay the county's bonds towards the project.https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/11/07/forsyth-county-voters-approve-tax-allocation-pay-new-arena/
Also in March 2024, Alpharetta Sports & Entertainment, headed by former NHL player Anson Carter, unveiled a competing bid for a potential third Atlanta NHL team; ASE's plan would redevelop the site of the North Point Mall, seven miles south of The Gathering at South Forsyth site.https://www.11alive.com/article/sports/hockey/nhl-expansion-effort-alpharetta-anson-carter-north-point-mall/85-47838f99-bc65-46d2-8714-5ce75db96061
==References==
Category:Indoor ice hockey venues in Georgia