A 21-field sports complex near Rose Park would not disturb the neighboring Jordan River, but rather, ensure a 23-acre collar of green along its bank.

Mayor Ralph Becker is banking on his nature preserve talking points, a commitment of cash, to make it so.

But a swelling crew of residents - a standing-room-only crowd stormed City Hall on Tuesday - argue spoiling the river's last undeveloped patch of open space with $40 million worth of lighted stadiums, buildings for snacks, restrooms, and parking for 1,300 is "madness."



A 21-field sports complex near Rose Park would not disturb the neighboring Jordan River, but rather, ensure a 23-acre collar of green along its bank.

Mayor Ralph Becker is banking on his nature preserve talking points, a commitment of cash, to make it so.

But a swelling crew of residents - a standing-room-only crowd stormed City Hall on Tuesday - argue spoiling the river's last undeveloped patch of open space with $40 million worth of lighted stadiums, buildings for snacks, restrooms, and parking for 1,300 is "madness."