Northwestern held a formal groundbreaking Monday for a new Ryan Field on the site of the demolished football stadium.
The new Ryan Field is part of a $480 million donation from the family of Patrick and Shirley Ryan that was the largest in school history. Some of that money is funding academic ventures.
The school has said the stadium would seat 35,000, down more than 12,000 from the old Ryan Field, which opened in 1926. It will feature a canopy designed to keep noise and light focused on the field and include cutting-edge technology and scoreboards, as well as concessions with food from local restaurants. It will also achieve Gold LEED certification. [ESPN]
With the support of all but one member, Northfield’s City Council has moved ahead with a $20.9 million (plus interest) proposal to build a brand new ice arena, after years of intense debate and concerns that the current arena had become obsolete and outlived its useful life.
While both the city of Dundas and the Northfield School Board formally endorsed the plan last month, funding from taxpayers in the city of Northfield will be the primary funding source, due to Northfield’s population and the limited ability of Northfield Public Schools to contribute.
To pay for the arena, the owner of a residential homestead in either Northfield or Dundas valued at $350,000 will pay $158 more in city taxes per year. The Northfield Public Schools levy will rise by $15 annually to cover the district’s share, which comes in at $250,000 annually for 20 years. [Northfield News]
Snider football will soon have its very own home football stadium after a plan passed at the FWCS school board meeting on Monday, June 24.
The plan passed unanimously by the board as part of a 55-million-dollar expansion that also includes improvements at Brown natatorium at South Side, and money for new scoreboards, sports equipment, and uniforms.
The stadium itself will cost $30 million and seat 4,000.
It will include a building for concession stands and restrooms on land now occupied by tennis courts, which will be moved across the road to Lane Middle School. The stadium will be home to Snider football, soccer, track, and marching band and will have a turf field.
The stadium could be ready in the fall of 2026 with the approval. [21 ALIVE]
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