Chronology of Events

We searched our archives for Mariner Ballpark related stories. What we got was a terrific chronology of events. We've even included links to the original stories that ran in the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce, and our web offering DJC Online. One thing is for sure, the ballpark issue is a big news maker.

	September 29, 1995 MARINERS' OWNERS GIVE STATE UNTIL OCTOBER 30 The Mariners will hit the auction block in a month if the state can't pass legislation for a new stadium.
	October 2, 1995 POLITICIANS SCRAMBLE TO MEET BALLPARK DEADLINE A bid to keep the Seattle Mariners in town by building a retractable-roof ballpark has come down to a squeeze play.
	October 19, 1995 LOWRY SIGNS MARINER-BALLPARK PLAN, PREDICTS COUNTY APPROVAL Despite vociferous objections by several members of the King County Council, Governor Lowry is confident that the Mariners will be staying in Seattle.
	October 24, 1995 COUNCIL APPROVES STADIUM PLAN The Metropolitan King County Council approved a financing plan for a new 45,000-seat baseball stadium to keep the Mariners in Seattle for at least the next 20 years.
	November 24, 1995 BASEBALL STADIUM BOARD SELECTED King County Executive Gary Locke announced the appointment of a seven-member board of directors to develop the new Mariner's baseball stadium.
	December 7, 1995 DESIGN TEAMS WARM UP FOR STADIUM When NBBJ Architecture formed a new Sports and Entertainment Division in its Los Angeles office, no one thought they would start belting home runs so soon. But they did this week by scoring a contract to design a new convertible-dome stadium for the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team.
	January 9, 1996 A CRASH COURSE IN STADIUM BUILDING If momentum for building a baseball stadium continues at its current pace, there is a good chance the estimated $320 million facility will open on time in April 1999.
	January 29, 1996 STADIUM DESIGNERS PUT THEIR BEST PITCH FORWARD Three of the nations most respected architectural firms made presentations to the Baseball Stadium Design Advisory Board, hoping to outshow their competition and earn the right to design the Mariner's new $320 million stadium.
	January 30, 1996 NBBJ NAMED TO DESIGN NEW MARINER'S STADIUM In a unanimous vote, the Stadium PFD board approved awarding a contract to NBBJ Architecture to design Seattle's new baseball stadium.
	February 2, 1996 STADIUM COMMENTS INVITED A determination or significance has been issued and a request for comments invited on the scope of the environmental impact statement for the new Mariners baseball stadium.
	February 6, 1996 STADIUM BOARD ANNOUNCES CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS Members of the Citizens Advisory Committee which will oversee development of the new Mariners baseball stadium on the public's behalf were announced.
	February 6, 1996 NBBJ: A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THE KINGDOME Looking back on their work on the Kingdome, NBBJ says the new Mariner's stadium won't even be in the same ballpark as its existing counterpart.
	February 28, 1996 STADIUM GC/CM RFP OUT A request for proposals for hiring a general contractor/construction manager to build the new Seattle Mariners baseball stadium has been issued.
	March 26, 1996 ALL FIVE STADIUM SITES PRESENT SOME MAJOR LEAGUE CHALLENGES With major league baseball teams now in spring training and the season opener just days away, many in the Northwest look forward to the time when a new Seattle ballpark can lend its presence to the game.
	March 26, 1996 THREE SEEK STADIUM GC/CM JOB Three contractors submitted proposals to the Stadium Public Facilities District for the general contractor/construction (GC/CM) management contract for the new baseball stadium. The three teams were: Mortenson and Lease Crutcher Lewis, Bellevue; Huber Hunt & Nichols Inc. and Kiewit Construction, Renton; and PCL Construction, Bellevue.
	April 1, 1996 STADIUM MODELS SHOW IDEAS, POTENTIAL At NBBJ, the big Seattle architectural firm that has the job of designing the new baseball stadium, architects have been feverishly working out a variety of orientations and schemes for the building and each of the three main site possibilities.
	April 2, 1996 ONLY THREE SITES REMAIN FOR STADIUM It's official. The number of sites remaining for the new Mariners baseball stadium is down to three, and they're all near the Kingdome.
	April 17, 1996 MOST EXPERIENCED CONTRACTORS COMPETE TO BUILD BASEBALL STADIUM Experience counts. Especially experience building big sports stadiums involving rapidly changing technology.
	May 3, 1996 HH&N LOW ON STADIUM The joint venture of Huber, Hunt Nichols and Kiewit Const. was the apparent low bidder for the job of overseeing construction of the new Mariners baseball park.
	May 8, 1996 BOARD PICKS ACKERLEY SITE The Ackerley site was the overwhelming choice as the preferred site for the new Mariners baseball stadium.
	May 29, 1996 STADIUM IDEAS COMING FAST With the recent choice of the Ackerley site as the preferred location for Seattle's new baseball stadium, the attention of the Washington State Major League Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District is shifting to design.
	June 19, 1996 DETAILED STADIUM DESIGN UNVEILED Detailed designs and a new model of the new Mariners baseball park were unveiled and greeted with considerable enthusiasm by members of the Baseball Stadium Public Facilities District.
	July 2, 1996 THREE FIRMS SELECTED TO COMPETE FOR RETRACTABLE ROOF CONTRACT The Public Facilities District (PFD) overseeing the construction of the new Mariners baseball stadium yesterday approved a list of three firms that will be invited to participate in a design competition for a roof retraction system for the new stadium.
	July 16, 1996 BASEBALL STADIUM ESTIMATED AT $330 MILLION The new Mariners baseball park would cost $330 million if based on the current schematic design, it was revealed yesterday at the stadium facilities district board meeting.
	August 20, 1996 COUNTY COUNCIL STILL MUST ANSWER BASEBALL STADIUM FINANCING QUESTIONS While most of the attention concerning the new Mariners baseball stadium has focused on its design and location, more scrutiny is now being directed to questions over its financing.
	August 20, 1996 BALLPARK TO BE SMALLER The new Mariners baseball stadium will be a little smaller than previously anticipated.
	August 29, 1996 BASEBALL STADIUM FEIS DONE The Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) is now available for Seattle's new Major League Baseball stadium.
	September 9, 1996 EDERER GETS M'S STADIUM ROOF JOB Ederer Services Inc., of Seattle has been recommended to design and build the retractable roof system for the new Mariners baseball stadium.
	October 1, 1996 NBBJ SHOWS OFF STADIUM DESIGN The latest model of the new baseball stadium was unveiled, showing in considerable detail just how the new major league facility will look and feel.
	November 8, 1996 STADIUM PRICE TAG GOES UP The projected cost of building the new Mariners baseball stadium has gone up from $330 million to $363.5 million -- and that's after getting a redesigned roof that will be smaller and lighter and won't be ready in time for opening day of the 1999 baseball season.
	To be continued . . .