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City Schools outlines REACH stadium project: turf field, track, bleachers; district to fund portion after partner reimbursements
Summary
District facilities staff described a multi-agency REACH field project that will add a turf football field, eight-lane track, scoreboard and 1,500-seat bleachers; staff said the district’s net cost will be reduced by reimbursements from Recreation & Parks and the Maryland Stadium Authority.
Baltimore City Public Schools facilities staff presented details about the REACH field project at the March 11 board meeting and said construction should be ready for play by September if weather permits.
Cindy Smith, executive director for Facilities Planning and Construction, said the project will build a regulation turf football field, an eight-lane competition track, stadium infrastructure for future lighting, a standard scoreboard, 1,500-seat bleachers with a prefabricated press box, and underground stormwater management systems required by the wet site conditions. Smith said the contract bids exceeded the…
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