December 14, 1993
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Oklahoma City citizens vote to pass the Metropolitan Area Projects (MAPS). This initiative will fund nine projects through a five-year, once-cent sales tax. Projects included renovations to the Civic Center Music Hall, Cox Convention Center and Oklahoma State Fairgrounds; construction of a 20,000-seat indoor sports arena, the 15,000-seat Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark and a downtown library; development of a trolley transit system; development of the Oklahoma River; and construction of the Bricktown Canal.