let me think about it...................Oh HELL NO. And I'll be voting.
Not a safe area to be in at all after dark.I think and am sure a lot of small business in the area get great benefit from the Thunder being in OKC. Hotels, bars, restaurants and so on.
If they build a new location, businesses will follow. I've been all over the country seeing all the small businesses that flourish around the stadiums. It becomes destinations for those out of towners similar to bricktown although I hear you don't want to be down there after dark now.
Thunder has brought a lot on activity to OKC. If they left, there would be many small, medium businesses fail. Thunder has made many significant donations to schools, fitness activities, social development, etc. so, yes, having a NBA team is a very significant asset to the community. Continuing the tax for a few more years ends up being a small investment with a very large return.
I haven’t made my decision yet, but I’m leaning toward voting yes.
All those pro teams do this to the cities there in, they threaten them there leaving all the time unless they build new stadium's with more luxury boxes and tax breaks. I hope they leave and take all the BS with them.No new taxes, no continuing current taxes. Burn it all down. If they want to stay here, stay here, but no public money.
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