We the people of Seattle request that the owners of the Seattle Sonics do not move the team from Seattle to Oklahoma. This team has been a part our citys culture and society since joining the NBA in the 1967-68 season and is deeply rooted here in this city. Taking the team from this city would be stealing a part of our culture and society. We do not need the Sonics to be in a new area and would have been fine with any of the proposed plans to move the team to an event center in either Bellevue or Renton or to move the team to Auburn near the Emerald Downs race track onto land donated by the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, but Clay Bennett would not consider any of the plans. Clay Bennett had bought the Sonics with the intention of moving the team, but the Sonics belong in Seattle there home is here. So, we the people of Seattle strongly and whole heartedly request that the Seattle Sonics stay here in Seattle and not be moved to Oklahoma City or any other location.