Rayen Stadium

[iwasthere]

walk in wendy webb's shoes for a day ytownews

[AllanY2525]

I think the last repair/construction work done on the stadium was the tearing
down of a couple dilipdated buildings around the stadium, and the addition of the
new metal fence.

[ytowner]

As far as I am concerned, anything that comes out of Wendy Webb's head is not a good move.

[jay]

I seem to remember some type of renovation taking place at the Rayen Stadium area several years ago.  What was the nature of that renovation?

[northside lurker]

The cost sounds reasonable to me.  Frankly, I don't see the need for artificial turf.  But, the other items also covered in that amount are:
- repair stands, and restore concrete
- create a 430 space parking lot
- build a new building to house locker rooms, public restrooms, and a concession stand
- new lights
I suspect most of the cost is in the new building and parking lot.

If they can find the funding, I say go for it.  It sounds like it could be a nice asset for the community.  YCSD could have more home games,(I guess - I don't really follow football) and neighboring districts could also use it.  Sort of like Fawcett Stadium or Paul Brown Stadium in Canton and Massillon.

[irishbobcat]

Considering we rebuilt Struthers Football Stadium for under 400 thousand dollars...

I would question the expense.....

[Towntalk]

Can Rayen Stadium rise again? Officials study $2.6M proposal

http://www.vindy.com/news/2009/oct/09/can-rayen-stadium-rise-again-officials-study/


Is this a good use of money?