NORMAN, Okla. (KFOR) — A controversial entertainment district project in Norman's Rock Creek district appears to be moving forward after Cleveland County leaders gave the next stop in the process the go-ahead Thursday.

The project, funded in part by at least $600 million of the City of Norman's potential sales tax revenue, has seen mixed reaction from the community since a Fall 2024 City Council vote allowing it to move forward. A Norman grassroots organization called Oklahomans For Responsible Economic Development [ORED] petitioned to send the matter to a public vote, garnering well over the thousands of signatures. However, a Cleveland County district court judge threw the petition out after other citizens sued, saying the gist of the petition was insufficient. Opponents of the project

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