but initially local residents fought the proposal because they didn't like the height of the planned decks. The city council sided with the neighbors and rejected BYU's plans. However, the mayor and council members eventually agreed to let BYU proceed with plans to build "up." Unfortunately, when the bids were opened for adding the decks, the cost was $17 million, significantly more than the $12.4 million BYU had estimated. Consequently, BYU deferred to the box-bowl configuration.