New Stadium May Be Coming To Downtown Colorado Springs
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Posted: 4:40 PM Feb 18, 2008
Last Updated: 7:58 PM Feb 18, 2008
Reporter: Rosie Barresi
Email Address: rbarresi@kktv11news.com

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A field bigger than Invesco field could be coming to downtown Colorado Springs.

City Council members and other community leaders gathered on Monday to entertain the idea.

The town of Glendale, just outside of Denver, has one. It's called Infinity Park and it's brand new. They've only had it for about 9 months and city officials there say it's done wonders for their community.

The park cost them around $8 million. But they say it's been a wonderful economic engine.

"Office buildings near the Infinity Park Stadium in Glendale are changing their names. For example, Cherry Tower at Infinity Park", said Mike Dunafon, Glendale's Mayor Pro Tem.

Their stadium is designed for rugby tournaments but can be used for lots of other things.

"A lot of people don't know this, but rugby is actually fairly prevalent in Colorado Springs", said Colorado Springs Council Member, Scott Hente.

If Colorado Springs were to get a similar outdoor stadium, it would measure 110 yards long and would likely be placed near America the Beautiful Park.

"For the youth I think it would be a good idea downtown", said David Thomas, Colorado Springs resident.

The stadium would be able to hold 13,000 fans during live concerts and would be able to hold more than 5,000 seats during rugby tournaments. Plus, kids around the neighborhood would be able to use the field.

"I would love being able to have a giant sports place close to where I live", said 9 year old Bryceton Thomas.

Glendale raised some of the money to build the stadium, the rest was tax money and their stadium has already started paying for itself. Corporate sponsors have brought in $1 million.

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Posted by: Jason Vorhees Location: Crystal Lake on Feb 21, 2008 at 07:20 PM
The "field" itself could be bigger just not with the same crowd capacity. Think about it. Invesco Field holds more than 75,000 sore losers when the Broncos lose.

Posted by: Sam on Feb 21, 2008 at 03:50 PM
Ron, it says "A field bigger than Invesco field could be coming to downtown Colorado Springs."..."The stadium would be able to hold 13,000 fans during live concerts and would be able to hold more than 5,000 seats during rugby tournaments. Plus, kids around the neighborhood would be able to use the field."... Invesco Field holds more than 75,000 fans...

Posted by: A Location: Colorado Springs on Feb 20, 2008 at 07:07 PM
I agree E...

Posted by: Jennifer Kent on Feb 20, 2008 at 02:59 PM
I agree with "E"

Posted by: Ron Location: San Francisco Springs on Feb 20, 2008 at 06:42 AM
Bobby, read it again. It makes no mention that Infested, I mean Invesco, can only set 5,000.

Posted by: Lee Goldman Location: Colorado Springs on Feb 19, 2008 at 10:38 PM
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Posted by: Bill Location: colorado springs, CO on Feb 19, 2008 at 07:58 PM
Here we go again, trying to be like denver. Enough already! Who plays rugby? No one I know, & I've lived here over 25 yrs. There are enough parks & smaller sports venues here in town to accomodate outdoor activities, but another sports stadium is definitely not needed. Is something wrong with Security Service Field/SkySox Stadium? Evidently not. Our taxdollars need to be put to better use elsewhere.

Posted by: bobby Location: cos on Feb 19, 2008 at 03:29 PM
Rosie Barresi you better check your facts--Invesco seats alot more that 5000.

Posted by: coyote Location: cs on Feb 18, 2008 at 10:05 PM
not a bad idea, but how about City Council first deal with the lack of downdown parking to support what business is already in place

Posted by: E on Feb 18, 2008 at 09:43 PM
Yet another stupid idea. Why don't you invest in something real like cleaning up and renewing parts of the city and helping those in need? Quit stuffing your already deep pockets.

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