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School Town of Munster previews $25 million field house, highlights timeline and community access
Summary
District staff presented detailed designs for a multi-sport field house, citing a $25 million budget (about $23M hard cost and $2M in architectural fees), a two-year construction window and plans to prioritize student use while allowing rentals under a facility-use policy with insurance requirements.
School Town of Munster officials on Jan. 27 reviewed detailed designs, schedule and budget estimates for a proposed multi-sport field house intended for athletics, practice space and district professional-development functions. Staff described a program that includes a full-width synthetic turf area, multiuse courts, a 60-meter straightaway, an expanded 8,500-square-foot weight room and co-located administrative/professional-development offices.
District presenters said the project’s hard construction costs are currently estimated at about $23,000,000, with approximately $2,000,000 in architectural fees, for roughly $25,000,000 budgeted overall. They identified major cost drivers as underground water detention, utility relocations and new electrical, gas and water service. Staff said design choices (for example, using a pre-engineered metal building and converting surface detention into a detention pond)…
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