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Board hears update on Cooley athletic complex, Pistons partnership and CMA/Cody field timelines
Summary
District staff told the board a $15 million state grant will fund architectural work and demolition at the Cooley Athletic Complex site but that a roughly $10 million fundraising gap remains to build a stadium, locker rooms and other amenities.
Detroit Public Schools Community District staff updated the board on plans for the Cooley Athletic Complex and related field projects for Cody High School and Central Michigan Academy (CMA).
The superintendent said the district received a $15 million state grant that is currently funding architectural design and demolition work for the Cooley site; after design and demolition there likely will not be enough remaining in that grant to build a full stadium without additional funds. “There’s still a funding gap between that and putting up a football field, which would be primarily for Cody High School,” the…
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