In our research what we found was that Wichita is a 13,500-seat arena town. What we also found, though, was that the move to 15,000 seats for basketball had a negligible effect on the price of the building. Go beyond that, though, and the costs go up.
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None of the four sites is a particular favorite yet, ... has some issues with the generation of economic development and with visibility.Ron Holt
What we're asking for is a professional opinion on what it would take to have a feasibility assessment for this project. The commissioners are asking us about it and we really have no basis to evaluate it. From a personal standpoint, it appears to me that this idea would cost much more than what we're talking about downtown, but we're going to ask our experts about that.
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The point, I think, is that Camden Yards really fits into that neighborhood but it has the 'wow' factor. A great new building that excites people but doesn't take away from the neighborhood.
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We will have space that will be unfinished for more suites if the market demands that and or that space might be used for other kind of seating but it's not for a large expansion, just a different use of the space inside the arena walls if you will.
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