Good news for URI athletics facilities?

[Hal Kopp]

Some good ideas here.
I think the school is committed to $4M in funds for football facilities?
What is the Slade outdoor Track and field facility?

[RhowdyRam02]

It's the outdoor track facility that's between the football practice fields, soccer field and softball field

[Hal Kopp]

Its condemned and has a name?
I feel bad for Tootell and Slade.

[RhowdyRam02]

URI Athletic and Recreation Facilities Advanced Planning – The Governor recommends $250,000 in University and College Funds to plan for removal or rehabilitation of aged and decayed facilities including the Slade Outdoor Track and Field, the Natatorium, and the grandstands at Meade Stadium. An architectural and engineering firm would be engaged in FY 2017.

The Governor has released her latest capital budget, and this is still the plan.

I'm not sure this happened and this is more money looking into all of this or if the project was pushed back. Based on the wording of the Fine Arts portion I get the sense it was pushed back and is not additional funds. From the latest capital budget:

"URI Athletic and Recreation Facilities Advanced Planning – The Governor recommends $250,000 in FY 2018 university funds to engage a specialized architectural and engineering firm in planning for the removal or rehabilitation of outmoded and deteriorating athletic facilities, including the Slade Outdoor Track and Field, the Natatorium, and the grandstands at Meade Stadium."

Pete and repeat here, not sure if the following is additional money, or funding that just got pushed back a year.

URI Athletic and Recreation Facilities Advanced Planning – The Governor recommends $250,000 in FY 2019 university funds to engage a specialized architectural and engineering firm in planning for the removal or rehabilitation of outmoded and deteriorating athletic facilities, including the Slade Outdoor Track and Field, the Natatorium, and the grandstands at Meade Stadium.

The Meade Stadium lights and turf are in the budget as well. It doesn't appear the project is any larger than that to include East stands improvements or a video board however:

URI Meade Stadium Improvements – The Governor recommends $4.1 million from private and university funds to install artificial surface and lights on Meade Stadium. The Governor recommends expenditures of $2.0 million in FY 2019 and $2.1 million in FY 2020.

[Taylor Swift]

Hey Gina, thanks for your support.