Newest Ballpark Trust Revealing

[TheArtist]

Ok, so old news... What happens now?  When we gonna see some detailed renderings?

[MDepr2007]

quote:Originally posted by MDepr2007

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

Do you wanna bet he signs it?

Give me a break. The contract got approved by the city at 8pm last night and you go on a public forum before 8am the next morning and say it ain't signed by both parties yet.

Your point is...you want to imply something is not going to happen when you know it is.

Sorry. your negativity is lame. Stop being against everything.

I am sure glad no one was in a hurry for the council to finish their part....

Did I miss it ... Gosh I would have thought I'd have seen a dove release or something to let me know it's been signed ,after all that pre-hoopla BS

[sgrizzle]

quote:Originally posted by TulsaSooner

quote:Originally posted by MDepr2007

How long until we hear about our taxes going to these downtown roads??

As a downtown employee, I can assure you ever inch of street in downtown has already been under construction and completed in the last 3 years.  []

I believe the Mayor even made the comment that with all the city money that has been spent on downtown roads, it was very fair for downtown to start pitching in a bit more than the rest of the city.

[MDepr2007]

quote:Originally posted by RecycleMichael

Do you wanna bet he signs it?

Give me a break. The contract got approved by the city at 8pm last night and you go on a public forum before 8am the next morning and say it ain't signed by both parties yet.

Your point is...you want to imply something is not going to happen when you know it is.

Sorry. your negativity is lame. Stop being against everything.

Did I miss it yet?

[SXSW]

Any new renderings available?  I assume design work is progressing (who is the architect BTW?) and a construction date is close to being set?

[Wrinkle]

The silence is defening. I suspect real trouble with funding, besides contracts.

Besides, when the Courts rule the IDL tax unconstitutional, they'll need a new funding source anyway.

[MDepr2007]

The new "I'm sorry park" that was given funding in exchange to allow the ballpark to be built in the same area might be a snag to future business growth in the location.

[Renaissance]

Lamson expects to play ball downtown in 2010 and is moving forward with the PR for it.  There was a story in the World two weeks ago about credit issues: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20081005_11_A1_hTurmo537557

But the players are still in the game.  If Lamson had any intention other than moving downtown, I don't think this graphic would be on the front page of the Drillers website:



Don't believe me?  Well then don't bother buying season tickets . . .

http://www.planbbranding.com/feedback/Drillers_Tickets.html

I expect they'll find a way to get it done.  That lawsuit is going to get thrown out--besides, there's no injunction anyway.  The Trust is free to move forward.  Wouldn't shock me if BOK ends up buying the municipal bonds.

[SXSW]

quote:Originally posted by Floyd

Lamson expects to play ball downtown in 2010 and is moving forward with the PR for it.  There was a story in the World two weeks ago about credit issues: http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20081005_11_A1_hTurmo537557

But the players are still in the game.  If Lamson had any intention other than moving downtown, I don't think this graphic would be on the front page of the Drillers website:



Don't believe me?  Well then don't bother buying season tickets . . .

http://www.planbbranding.com/feedback/Drillers_Tickets.html

I expect they'll find a way to get it done.  That lawsuit is going to get thrown out--besides, there's no injunction anyway.  The Trust is free to move forward.  Wouldn't shock me if BOK ends up buying the municipal bonds.

Cool logo.  And you say BOK, do you mean Kaiser?

[Renaissance]

I was thinking BOK as an investment by that institution.  I really don't know how much muni-bond investing BOK does but I think plenty of banks purchase bonds.  Kaiser himself could do it too.  They're more or less the same entity.  I just mean, Taylor expressed concern that the issued bonds would be purchased . . .  I very much doubt that would actually be a problem.  What is slightly more concerning is that the Trust might have to issue the bonds at a higher interest rate than planned, because of the tight market.  This would have an affect on financing.  But if they only have to bump the rate a half point or so it shouldn't make a great deal of financial difference for the project.

[Renaissance]

Oh and here's a story from a few weeks ago on KJRH, about the stadium design.  In the video they interview one of the HOK guys.  

http://www.kjrh.com/mostpopular/story.aspx?content_id=32d16bd2-312d-4990-8e7a-8c13deb7d05c