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Post by captaggie on Apr 24, 2010 11:01:31 GMT -5
Agree Dooms. We need to leverage the "consistent" and future economic impact of our university. In conjunction with revenue during track season, it should be a straight forward deal.
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Post by DECKS on Apr 24, 2010 17:12:56 GMT -5
Considering the small amount of money we invest in baseball what would be the point in aquiring it other than for possible future land use? What would be the maintenence cost?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2010 9:43:32 GMT -5
Someone from GSO is talking to somebody in Dowdy and/or Moore about paying some money in the renovation, according to the article.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2010 9:46:24 GMT -5
And I do know one thing. With the current city council, they are trying their hardest to give the impression that they are fiscally conservative. They dropped the ball with the aquatic center and the downtown hotel so they are going to be very "careful" with this.
Don't expect this city council to give A&T or Greensboro College any favors with this.
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Post by aggiejazz on Apr 25, 2010 13:43:28 GMT -5
I think the city of GSO did offer War Mem to A&T but it came with restrictions that most smart buyers wouldn't accept due to the high cost to restore the old stadium. And that's a high cost you can see with the naked eye. Wait til you start tearing the place down and other things you didn't see or expect start croping up and thereby increasing your restoration cost.
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Post by aggiejazz on Apr 25, 2010 13:51:40 GMT -5
Speaking about the number of A&T events that helps fill up the local hotels and motels: I noticed when I was looking for a hotel in Greensboro that hardly any of these hotels mention A&T in their advertisement but all mention the coliseum and most mention UNC-G.
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Post by captaggie on Apr 26, 2010 13:04:50 GMT -5
Speak directly w/ hotel mgmt (i.e. general manager) and inform him/her that you are affiliated w/ A&T and would appreciate their suppport of the university.
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Post by DOOMS on Apr 27, 2010 11:27:16 GMT -5
I think the city of GSO did offer War Mem to A&T but it came with restrictions that most smart buyers wouldn't accept due to the high cost to restore the old stadium. And that's a high cost you can see with the naked eye. Wait til you start tearing the place down and other things you didn't see or expect start croping up and thereby increasing your restoration cost. If (and it's a big if, I know) you put some classrooms in there you use state funds to refurbish it. You could feasibly get some restoration grants for it as well. I know, it's entirely too much work and nobody on campus would be willing to undertake it. Since I'm not willing too either, the issue will die on this thread.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2010 12:40:49 GMT -5
www.news-record.com/content/2010/05/02/article/backers_search_for_way_to_save_stadiumBackers search for way to save War Memorial Stadium Sunday, May 2, 2010 (Updated 7:14 am) By Amanda Lehmert Staff Writer GREENSBORO — Residents and leaders have no lack of ideas about what to do with the 84-year-old War Memorial Stadium. But no one group seems to have the political will — or capital — to make any single idea a reality. “Parks and Recreation cares about the field. The preservationists care about the stadium, and the neighborhood wants it to be a place that gets a lot of public use,” said David Wharton, chairman of the city’s Greensboro Historic Preservation Commission. “It’s not been possible for anyone to coalesce around a single plan.” It’s been five years since the stadium’s last minor-league baseball game. The lack of movement toward any commitment to transform it has frustrated the groups. The city staff’s latest idea — a $1.3 million renovation that is as much demolition as it is restoration — has stadium advocates scrambling to come up with new alternatives. Advocates’ ideas include looking for new pots of money and renewing political pressure to force city leaders into action. The stadium hosts more than 200 college and amateur league baseball games annually. It’s a function the Parks and Recreation Commission has fought to preserveI hope and expect that our Athletic Dept. is watching this situation very closely.
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