New ARENA as part of entertainment District

[BoulderSooner]

Judge hears arguments on legitimacy of petition to turn UNP entertainment district to public vote

The first court hearing to determine the legitimacy of the petition to turn the University North Park entertainment district to a public vote took place Wednesday.

www.oudaily.com

should hear back maybe as soon as today ..

if the judge tosses the vote (which is very possible) it will go to the Oklahoma Supreme Court .. a win there and the arena is on ..

judge tossed the petition .. arena and TIF are back on ..

it will get appealed to the Oklahoma supreme court

https://www.oscn.net/dockets/GetCaseInformation.aspx?db=cleveland&number=CV-2024-3374

 

[OklaSooners]

assuming it’s going to be appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, does this mean this project will be on hold for a few more years? When will they actually break freaking ground?

 

[BoulderSooner]

assuming it’s going to be appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, does this mean this project will be on hold for a few more years? When will they actually break freaking ground?

we should know something from the Oklahoma supreme court this year (maybe in only a few months)

 

[notaburner]

Can’t wait to watch Ben McCollum lead OU to a SEC title there

 

[OklaSooners]

we should know something from the Oklahoma supreme court this year (maybe in only a few months)

Do you think the Oklahoma supreme court will likely over turn this decision or uphold it?

 

[IndySooner]

Can’t wait to watch Ben McCollum lead OU to a SEC title there

We are gonna have to fight Iowa for him.

 

[WichitaSooner]

We are gonna have to fight Iowa for him.

We wouldn’t have had to fight them if we had done the right thing 11 months ago.

 

[61sooner]

OU may have to give away tickets next season to get any support. The product is a liability trying to fill seats.

 

[makila]

assuming it’s going to be appealed to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, does this mean this project will be on hold for a few more years? When will they actually break freaking ground?

Yes, it will be appealed to the OK Supreme Court. I'd guess it gets heard this year.

 

[TINY]

So why can’t they just demolish LNC and build the new arena there? And play in McCasland Fieldhouse until it’s completed?

Are you paying for it?

 

[TINY]

But in our system of government, and that in Norman with a council/manager form of city government, the people's vote WAS heard when the City Council held public meetings and then voted to approve the project.

The City Council is the vote of the people in their ward with representative government. The people in each Ward voted for the council member to represent their voice.

I mean if the "public" doesn't like the vote, then change council members. What's next, a petition to change the vote on a street project? A zoning issue from residential to commercial? Granting of a maintenance contract? The public doesn't change those decisions by a petition to send it to a city-wide vote, nor should they on the UNP.

Representative government is what we have. The average Joe voters do not have the time or information to vote on all these issues. That’s why they elect someone who they believe will vote closely to their own interests.

 

[TINY]

We wouldn’t have had to fight them if we had done the right thing 11 months ago.

The right thing would have been letting Moser play this year out without the extension imo. Then the buyout would have been far less. Now it is a problem that few are talking about.

 

[Moneyball]

Court rejects petition against Norman TIF: Key dates, funding, and project timeline

A Cleveland County judge has ruled that a referendum petition challenging Norman’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district is insufficient blocking it from appearing on the ballot. Here’s a look at the major events shaping the project.

www.news9.com

 

[WichitaSooner]

The right thing would have been letting Moser play this year out without the extension imo. Then the buyout would have been far less. Now it is a problem that few are talking about.

I don’t know, I just feel like it was obvious a while ago that he wasn’t cut out for the job. Last year was one of the worst coaching jobs imaginable.