Oddly enough, the Qwest Center Omaha is at the center of attention in the city, but this time it's not because Bon Jovi, Matchbox Twenty or Bruce Springsteen are playing concerts at the Qwest Center this month. The Qwest is in the middle of a city dispute regarding the possibility of putting in a new College World Series stadium in the Qwest Center parking lot.
The rumors are flying all around the city of Omaha, and the Omaha World Herald is reporting that David Sokol, who is the chairman of the MECA board (that runs the Qwest Center), has warned that if Omaha Mayor Mike Fahey is planning on building a new College World Series stadium on the Qwest Center parking lot, that he better be prepared to go to court over it. MECA holds a lease to the Qwest Center for 99 years and does not like that the city of Omaha is even considering building on the land that they lease. Mike Fahey, the Mayor, says that the land is owned by the city, and that they are allowed to expand on it.
Whoever is right and whoever is wrong has not been decided on yet regarding a new College World Series stadium; but the NCAA warned the Omaha mayor this week that by next week the city of Omaha should have a concrete plan for the new CWS stadium.
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