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Loading ...The Tulsa Drillers new $60million stadium will be on schedule for a 2010 opening if certain conditions are met on key dates in July.
The City Council must renew a downtown assessment district by July 10th and the city must have a lease agreement in place with Drillers owner Chuck Lamson by July 15th.
The stadium will be designed by HOK Sport and will have 6,200 fixed seats, 25 luxury suites, picnic-style areas along grassy berm areas, and amenities in common areas, including a party deck along the first-base line, reports Tulsa World;
“I feel good about where we’re at,” Lamson said about the progress. “I’d like to have it done already so that we can focus on breaking ground for the stadium,” he said.
The plan is to build, without a tax initiative, a $60 million baseball stadium to house the Drillers, a Double A minor league baseball team.
The stadium, however, could also host activities other than baseball, including youth soccer, festivals, concerts and special events.
“This is a moment-in-time opportunity for Tulsa,” said Mayor Kathy Taylor. “The ballpark
is within our grasp and, if the City Council approves the assessment district, we will have shovels in the ground come fall.”
Last Wednesday, a new “preferred” site for the stadium was released, placing the ballpark in the Greenwood District nestled against Interstate 244 and bounded by Archer Street, Elgin Avenue and the backside of the stores and offices along Greenwood Avenue.
Source & Full Article: Tulsa World
See also:
Drillers Stadium on sportingsights.com
Tulsa Drillers official website
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