UPDATED, Wednesday, October 15
On Tuesday, residents of Oklahoma City overwhelmingly passed the $2.7 billion bond package that supports important public infrastructure and cultural projects throughout the city. The bond provides funding for significant improvements to streets, bridges, parks, libraries, and more.
- The MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium that OKC's professional soccer club will call home will receive $50 million as part of the bond package.
A downtown centerpiece: The stadium will anchor a new downtown entertainment district, situated just south of Bricktown.
- The bond funding will allow us to boost the design and build a "home" that can successfully host high-level soccer matches, concerts, rodeo, and other cultural events. This includes, in particular, the modern hospitality amenities and architectural elements that help provide for a truly world-class fan experience.
What they're saying: "The successful passage of the bond package represents another significant milestone for our city," said Christian Kanady, CEO of Echo Capital Investment and majority owner of OKC for Soccer. "We are enthusiastic about Oklahoma City's future. We are focused on achieving our goal of bringing professional soccer and premier entertainment to the MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium. This facility is poised to become the centerpiece of a dynamic development, serving as a key community gathering place to celebrate our shared success."
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On Tuesday, October 14, residents of Oklahoma City will have the chance to vote on a bond package that will provide significant funding to support a wide range of community-focused capital improvement projects, including streets, bridges, libraries, parks, and the new downtown MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium that we will call home.
For this reason, we encourage OKC's soccer fans not only to vote on October 14, but also to vote YES!
Here are a few details on how the bond package is bolstering the OKC community:
- The 2025 bond program includes $2.7 billion to fund 11 fundamental categories of capital projects including streets, bridges, traffic control, drainage control, public safety facilities, sidewalks and more.
- 75% of the bond program funding is dedicated to projects that meet the basic needs in our community such as streets, bridges, transit, traffic systems and drainage control.
- More than half is being spent on streets and bridges alone, not to mention significant investments in drainage control, traffic signaling, and public safety.
This investment to fund basic, critical infrastructure needs will NOT raise property tax rates. Click here to go deeper.
For the stadium, the bond investment will provide the final finances to develop a stadium we will all be proud to call “home.”
- This includes certain architectural elements and multiple experiential improvements that will ensure the new stadium is a community asset that can support high-level soccer matches, plus other sporting events, concerts, and cultural gatherings.
Please, vote YES so, together, we can meet the city's growing needs and maintain past investments that have shaped Oklahoma City communities and neighborhoods.
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