Promoters of a failed NHL effort in Bellevue had pitched city officials on creating a sports and entertainment district adjacent to a proposed new arena for the city’s Wilburton district, according to newly-released documents.
Promoters of a failed NHL effort in Bellevue had pitched city officials on creating a sports and entertainment district adjacent to a proposed new arena for the city’s Wilburton district, according to newly-released documents.
Handwritten notes taken at a June 22 meeting between Bellevue planning officials and those pushing for an arena and NHL team show they discussed the merits of similar sports and entertainment projects surrounding the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz.