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Allentown board advances $15–18 million plan to rebuild Dieruff High practice field after student testimony
Summary
The Allentown School District building committee voted to advance plans for a Dieruff High School practice-field rehabilitation that administrators estimate will cost $15–18 million. Students told the board long commutes and insufficient on-campus facilities hamper practice and safety; the board voted to move the project into design and engineering.
The Allentown School District’s building committee on Nov. 20 moved forward a proposal to rehabilitate the practice field used by Dieruff High School, a project administrators estimate will cost between $15 million and $18 million depending on whether the field uses natural grass or synthetic turf.
Superintendent Doctor Birx and administrators framed the proposal as part of a larger push to upgrade district athletic facilities and increase equitable access. The conceptual plan presented to the board calls for soil rehabilitation on a former quarry site at 820 East Tillman Street, a synthetic track, field-event areas, a small field house with restrooms and a weight room, and portable…
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