Regents expected to OK $62 million facelift to DKR

Discussion in 'On The Field' started by Texas Taps, May 9, 2013.

  1. Texas Taps

    Texas Taps 5,000+ Posts

  2. Mesohorny

    Mesohorny 1,000+ Posts

    No seat expansion .... yet.

    Not in this article, but when / if the new campus med school is built, it will displace the Drum and its south parking, and the tennis courts as well as the park area south of the courts. (Per another AA-S article this week).
     
  3. gecko

    gecko 2,500+ Posts

    Not certain where the $$ is coming from but you can educate a lot of people with $62 million.
     
  4. Texas Taps

    Texas Taps 5,000+ Posts


     
  5. notanative

    notanative 1,000+ Posts


     
  6. majorwhiteapples

    majorwhiteapples 5,000+ Posts

    gecko:

    The money is not coming from the University or the state, so what is your point?
     
  7. Texas Taps

    Texas Taps 5,000+ Posts

  8. gecko

    gecko 2,500+ Posts


     
  9. HornHuskerDad

    HornHuskerDad 5,000+ Posts

    Let's have a facelift to the football team instead.

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  10. l00p

    l00p 10,000+ Posts

    The Regents have to approve how the AD spends their own money. Same sort of BS process yet maybe needed when it comes to grants. A professor procures a grant and the University, after taking half of the money, then approves or disapproves how they spend it and on what.
     
  11. TheGallopinGoose

    TheGallopinGoose 2,500+ Posts


     
  12. Mesohorny

    Mesohorny 1,000+ Posts

    Goose, you are correct. Today's Statesman said the med school was approved yesterday but the Drum won't be demolished and relocated for 6 to 15 yrs.
     
  13. Bevo's Buddy

    Bevo's Buddy 500+ Posts


     
  14. TEXnSEATTLE

    TEXnSEATTLE 1,000+ Posts

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    I just hope MACK gets a good doctor and doesn't come out looking like JERRAH.....
     
  15. PecosBill

    PecosBill 1,000+ Posts

    While the AAS link by the OP shows that most of the funds are for adding academic offices in Bellmont and the relocation of womens athletic facilities in the in the basement of the north end zone structure this decision by the ROR was an expansion of three previous budget decisions 2010- $17.7M, 2012 $37M for a total of $62M for 2013.
    The Alcalde article showing the master plan for the medical school district is much more interesting.
    Expansion of 4.5M gross sq foot of building and the consversion of most of todays surface parking to office, hospital, and garage in 15+ years. The green areas and asphalt areas from 26th St Dean Keaton the 12th street become office/hosptal/parking structures. Just about every surface tailgate spot from 26th to 12th street will become a structure.
    A rendition of the enclosed south endzone is included as part of future Athletic Master Plan see pages 27 and 28 for the Existing and Proposed 15years plans.
     
  16. l00p

    l00p 10,000+ Posts

    An already average tailgating and game day becomes even less? Great.
     
  17. Olehornfan

    Olehornfan 2,500+ Posts

    I would like to see the plans for moving the Erwin Center.
     
  18. l00p

    l00p 10,000+ Posts

    It's a big, really big truck. Likely have to go to Mobilhoma to find a truck that big.
     
  19. Texas___Fight

    Texas___Fight 2,500+ Posts

    I also read somewhere that they would be using the parking lot at Disch-Falk to store a lot of the construction equipment effectively taking away another tailgating spot.
     
  20. SomeMildLanguage

    SomeMildLanguage 500+ Posts


     
  21. l00p

    l00p 10,000+ Posts

    You know what, SomeMildLanguage, I think you are on to something. Very valid point and I agree. This could make it better and less spread out.
     
  22. notanative

    notanative 1,000+ Posts

    I think SomeMildLanguage is correct.
     

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