Plans for a billion-dollar entertainment district in Norman were first unveiled in September of 2023.

$600 million of the project would be publicly financed through a TIF district.

Norman’s city council approved advanced the project in September of 2024. That same month, three residents filed a referendum petition to bring the plan back to an election. 10,689 signatures were received.

In the months since, the validity of the referendum petition has been litigated in court.

Q: What’s next in the legal process?

After a Cleveland County District Judge ruled the gist of the referendum petition insufficient in February of this year, proponents of the project were given the all-clear to again move forward.

But, Oklahomans for Responsible Economic Development has fought back, pushing for th

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