北卡罗来纳州梅克伦堡县夏洛特市州审计长10月29日公布夏洛特6.5亿美元体育场投资首份账目：市府出资、球队留至2040年
北卡罗来纳州梅克伦堡县夏洛特市的6.5亿美元体育场投资10月29日迎来州审计长办公室的首份账目说明，市政府计划出资最高6.5亿美元用于夏洛特体育场改造，该方案已于2024年6月经市议会以7比3通过。据州审计长办公室的报告，开发方 Tepper Sports & Entertainment 根据协议出资1.5亿美元，并于2026年7月宣布追加投资5亿美元，市政府计划用梅克伦堡县的酒店入住税与餐饮税收入偿还项目债务，北卡罗来纳州地方政府委员会已于2026年4月一致批准了市政府的融资申请，改造工程预计2030年完成。协议确保卡罗莱纳黑豹队与夏洛特足球俱乐部留在夏洛特至2040年，并附带经济条款鼓励球队留至2046年初。体育场目前每年举办约50场售票活动、接待约200万名观众，近年活动包括美洲杯半决赛、两场售罄的萨凡纳香蕉队之夜、2026年美职联全明星赛以及为飓风海伦赈灾筹款2450万美元的卡罗莱纳演唱会。州审计长办公室提醒，这份首份报告属于信息性概述，并非按政府审计标准进行的审计，未来报告将提供经独立审查的借款、支出与工程进展信息。
North Carolina State Auditor Releases First Accounting on October 29 of Charlotte's $650 Million Stadium Investment in Mecklenburg County: City Funding, Teams Stay Through 2040
The North Carolina State Auditor's Office released its first accounting on October 29 of Charlotte's $650 million stadium investment in Mecklenburg County. The city plans to contribute up to $650 million toward the Charlotte stadium renovation, a plan the City Council approved 7-3 in June 2024. According to the State Auditor's report, developer Tepper Sports & Entertainment committed $150 million under its agreement with the city and in July 2026 announced an additional $500 million investment. The city plans to repay the project debt with revenues from Mecklenburg County's hotel occupancy tax and prepared food and beverage tax, and the North Carolina Local Government Commission unanimously approved the city's financing request in April 2026; the renovations are expected to be completed by 2030. The agreement keeps the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC in Charlotte through 2040, with financial terms encouraging the teams to stay through early 2046. The stadium currently hosts about 50 ticketed events a year and roughly two million attendees annually; recent events include a Copa America semifinal, two sold-out Savannah Bananas nights, the 2026 MLS All-Star Game, and the Concert for Carolina, which raised $24.5 million for Hurricane Helene relief. The State Auditor's Office notes that this first report is an informational overview, not an audit conducted under government auditing standards, and that future reports will provide independently reviewed information on borrowing, expenditures and construction progress.
来源：GSM·美国（原文链接）
图片来源：资料图：夏洛特市政厅（GSM固定图库cities包），非美国银行体育场本体（同城同批换图：县级固定图库）
