Anyone here been involved in planning and executing on the building of a city run rink?

TLDR - I'm going to go petition my City Council to look at using public land to build a public ice rink to help continue to grow the game of hockey and need help with figuring out a way to estimate costs and all the other shit that comes along with it.

Hello fellow Redditors,

I was fortunate enough to grow up along Lake Ontario in prime hockey country where we had 2 public ice rinks in town that helped grow my love of the game and kept me out of trouble in my youth. Access to private ice time was inexpensive and open skate was free. I was raised by a single mother who worked shift work as a nurse so that helped me be able to play the game.

Here in Raleigh, NC, the game of hockey has exploded. With transplants and the Hurricanes winning their second cup, it's only going to keep growing. However, much like seen around the US and Canada, private companies have strong holds on the ice rinks and organizations around town which charge insane prices that prevent a lot of people from being able to play a game that they love to watch on TV. Both my grandfathers had a large role in organizing the local rec leagues in my hometown, and I want to continue on that journey of helping making Hockey a sport anyone should be able to enjoy.

So my ask for those who are more intelligent than myself - what sort of resources are out there I can use to help pull together a legitimate plan I can use to present the local city council to begin funding a public ice rink?

Any and all help appreciated!