CE Page Airport

[Pete]

In the Planning Commission meeting where this first annexation was approved, it was stated that OKC has missed out on opportunities by not having a contiguous 1,000 acre site for development.

They also said the airport would continue to operate.

[shavethewhales]

I'm trying to imagine what operations need 1,000+ contiguous acres outside of military bases.... How many such sites exist in the US?

That would be for like an entire car manufacturing operation from raw components to finished car.

[Pete]

^

The gigafactory in Texas took 2,500 acres.

The Hyndai plant in Texas took 3,000 acres.

Even Reserve 577 south of Crossroads is 640 acres.

[BoulderSooner]

I'm trying to imagine what operations need 1,000+ contiguous acres outside of military bases.... How many such sites exist in the US?

That would be for like an entire car manufacturing operation from raw components to finished car.

lol tinker is more like 7000 acres ..

[T. Jamison]

I'd imagine Hobby Lobby is over 1,000 acres at this point.

[Pete]

I'd imagine Hobby Lobby is over 1,000 acres at this point.

That's a great point.

I just did a rough measurement on Google Earth and it shows about 1,200 acres.

[citywokchinesefood]

The annexation makes a lot of sense. It is potentially a huge source of tax revenue for the city.

[gopokes88]

This seems overly pie in the sky.

The behind closed doors unreported nature of it means it's real.

The loud stuff like Panasonic never comes to fruition.

[gopokes88]

I'm trying to imagine what operations need 1,000+ contiguous acres outside of military bases.... How many such sites exist in the US?

That would be for like an entire car manufacturing operation from raw components to finished car.

Semiconductor maybe. We have the water needed, airport plus I40

[Pete]

It doesn't have to mean we are going after a high-profile manufacturer.

Given our location in the center of the country, interstate access in all directions, and the fact that most consumer goods come into the U.S. through the port of L.A. then head east on I-10 or I-40, OKC will continue to get big distribution centers.

I've driven east from L.A. on I-40 numerous times and on the last trip I simply couldn't believe the number of trucks heading in that direction. Almost 40% of ALL imports into the U.S. come in through the port of L.A. and a huge percentage of that is trucked to points east.

For the same reason, we would be a good candidate for assembly plants rather than manufacturing.

[gopokes88]

Jobs and economic development are always good. Excited to see what plays out

[VeggieMeat]

Put a rail spur system tying into the existing line on the north side of I-40, and you have a tri-modal shipping hub. Maybe close enough to tie into Catoosa via rail economically? (I have no idea, just spit-balling ideas)

[CaptDave]

Put a rail spur system tying into the existing line on the north side of I-40, and you have a tri-modal shipping hub. Maybe close enough to tie into Catoosa via rail economically? (I have no idea, just spit-balling ideas)

I've been thinking the same thing. It could become a scaled down version of the Alliance multi-port.

[mugofbeer]

That entire Canadian County area is primed for industrial but the land needs to have utilities installed to compete with the big Hoover economic vacuum to our south.