How to keep the College World Series in Omaha for decades? New numbers of the options have the costs rising. A downtown stadium in the Qwest Center parking lot is estimated to cost $130-$140 million.

Renovating Rosenblatt Stadium falls into the $70-$80 million range, but is there more to it than just the money?

A baseball stadium built in parking lot C northwest of the Qwest Center would take away close to 900 parking spots, spaces the city says it would replace if the decision is made to build there.

The mayor and his committee have until the end of April to convince taxpayers and the NCAA of plans to build brand new or renovate Rosenblatt.

"They have the greatest PR and they have the greatest ability to put communications out there to show why people should change their minds and think about a downtown stadium despite the fact that so many people want to save Rosenblatt,” says Jason Smith of the Save Rosenblatt Committee.

If Omaha misses the deadline, college baseball can court other cities to host the College World Series. The new stadium idea in parking lot C outside the Qwest Center seems to be the favorite.

MECA, which leases the property from the city doesn't believe losing the lot is good for the $300 million convention center's future. And how do taxpayers pay for it?

MECA’s David Sokol wrote to the stadium committee. "The first and perhaps most important question is how can a city with such severe financial problems as a $1 billion sewer repair project, $500-$700 million unfunded pension and health care obligations afford to spend an incremental $60-$70 million on this project when it is not necessary?"

When it comes to Rosenblatt or even a new stadium, the head of the CWS stadium committee Ken Stinson replied to the Sokol letter that cost isn't the only concern writing, "The recommendation of the best alternative for the community may therefore come down to a number of significant issues beyond the issue of affordability."

Sokol, who quit the stadium committee, believes it's already decided on a downtown site. Could a lawsuit challenging the location scare away the NCAA?

"I don't think anybody wants to see a lawsuit, that would be a real problem for the CWS and the continuation of the CWS,” says Omaha city attorney Paul Kratz.

Any lawsuit on a fast track could take two years to decide. The CWS contract expires in two years.

When will taxpayers get to hear the plans? Initially it was expected to happen at a MECA board meeting on Wednesday, but those plans have been scrapped.