Just in case anyone was wondering where alot of this stadium stuff comes from... 2003 feasability study...
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=030215_Ne_a1_studyquote:
A representative of Conventions, Sports and Leisure International, a Dallas-based company, briefed the mayor and others at City Hall on the $215,000 study, commissioned in September by the city and the Tulsa Metro Chamber.
The feasibility study initially grew out of a plan to lure a Major League Soccer franchise to Tulsa. Additional projects were later added to the study.
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The feasibility study included results of a scientific telephone survey, the economic impact of each facility and potential funding sources. Facility cost estimates have not been completed yet, said Bill Rhoda, of CSL.
The study recommended:
Construction of a new arena with a seating for 14,000 to 18,000 persons.
Construction of a new Double-A baseball stadium with a seating for 13,500 people.
Construction of a 22,000-seat soccer stadium.
Construction of a 7,500-seat amphitheater.
Renovation and expansion of the existing Maxwell Convention Center, to include construction of a new ballroom.
All of the projects, with the exception of the soccer stadium, were recommended to be located downtown. The soccer stadium could be built downtown if leaders opt to not build additional fields adjacent to the stadium.
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The study also recommended construction of a new 13,500-seat Double-A baseball stadium. The stadium should include 15 suites and permit up to 10,000 people on berm seating.
LaFortune said the Tulsa Drillers have not indicated a desire to move from their current location at Expo Square.
"If indeed a downtown, Bricktown-type ballpark is feasible for Tulsa and feasible in downtown . . . then at that point you may approach the Drillers or some other baseball organization and say 'We're going to go forward with this, are you interested because we obviously have to have a team to be a tenant,' " LaFortune said.
