The El Paso Chamber of Commerce recently took a trip up to Oklahoma City to  see if building a ballpark was able to help that city.

The Chamber then sent a letter to El Paso city leaders describing what they witnessed and expressing interest in the proposed downtown ballpark project.

Oklahoma City reportedly lost a lucrative offer with United Airlines in the '90s because of what the city didn't offer.

The airline said it didn't make the move because Oklahoma City wasn't able to offer its employees a high quality of life.

Since then, that city has gone through a major transformation by bringing sports teams, restaurants and businesses to the heart of downtown, however back in Tuesday's El Paso City Council meeting, some people say they aren't so sure a Triple-A baseball team will be able to revitalize the city.

"The chance is always there, the risk is always there," said West El Paso resident Joshua Lepe, "You can have a better team and a better league but the team is still not going to do anything… but if you get a bigger sport they could be the worst team in the entire league but you can have that fan base that's going to create more hype."

City Manager Joyce Wilson hopes people can get passed the controversy, and realize how big the baseball team could be to El Paso during the elections in November.

"Hopefully they come around with the first part of the process," said Wilson, "and when the stadium starts to get built I think people are going to be very excited."

The letter also explained that Oklahoma City is now saying its revitalization project has brought more than $3 billion into the economy.
El Paso chamber of commerce says it hopes to duplicate that success here in the Sun City.

"Hopefully they come around with the first part of the process,” said Wilson, “and when the stadium starts to get built I think people are going to be very excited."

 The letter also explained that Oklahoma City is now saying its revitalization project has brought more than $3-billion into the economy.

 El Paso chamber of commerce says it hopes to duplicate that success here in the Sun City.