RF1 wrote: ↑2 years ago
Some history on other recent athletic projects:
Dedicated Basketball practice facility carve-out/remodel of existing already built space
2018 - Promised to Dan Hurley as an enticement to keep him on
2022 update - no groundbreaking or construction as yet four years after first being proposed /fundraising nearing completion / no design yet chosen
Student Athlete Performance & Conditioning Center
2003 - Promised to Jim Baron as an enticement to keep him as he was being pursued by other jobs
2014 - Completed eleven years after first being proposed. Was initially to be a stand alone facility. Eventually pared back to a carve-out/remodel of existing space.
Hockey Arena
1975 - $500,000 donated by Henry Mackal for the elevation of the hockey program and construction of an on campus home
1991 - gift instead redirected from hockey to the construction of the Mackle Fieldhouse for indoor track who had been without a home for several years after the bubble facility collapse.
2002 - Boss Arena opens as the new on campus home of URI hockey
Tennis Complex
2009 - Opponents refuse to play on courts due to condition. Court surfaces deemed unsafe and unusable. Women are forced to move matches off site to Prout High School & Broad Rock Middle school
2011 - Courts resurfaced so that they could once again be used
2012 - Spectator Pavilion completed
Outdoor Track
???? - Condition of track is deemed unsafe and unusable
2022 - nothing has been done for decades to upgrade and nothing is presently proposed
Meade Stadium West Stands
1999 - West stands demolished to make way for the Ryan Center with intent to later replace them
2002 - Ryan Center opens
2006 - New West stands completed at a cost of some $2M
Meade Stadium East Stands
???? - East stands fail to meet safety standards multiple times over the years. Capacity eventually reduced to relieve stress on structure.
2022 - No concrete plans announced to address and remediate problem
Meade Stadium Replacement/Comprehensive Overhaul
2001 - architectural conceptual designs released with no development plan
2022 - no concrete major overhaul plans proposed or released as yet