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Staff recommends $2.21M turf replacement for Destrehan, Hahnville; drainage at Destrehan flagged
Summary
Facilities staff recommended replacing worn turf at Destrehan and Hahnville stadiums, including a shock pad and drainage mitigation at Destrehan; staff estimated combined cost around $2.21 million and engineers said the work is mostly carpet/infill replacement with some base regrading and drainage design.
Facilities staff told the committee the district’s heavily used turf fields are entering year 11 and approaching the end of their expected lifespan, and recommended replacement projects at Destrehan and Hahnville. The presenter described safety upgrades including a shock pad and a new infill system and said, “It’s gonna have a cooling element which is gonna cool probably about 20 to 30 degrees cooler than these fields play right now.” Engineers said most of the work will involve replacing carpet and infill, touching up the stone base and addressing site drainage at Destrehan.
Staff provided a budget estimate of about $2.21 million for both fields and said some infrastructure work (regrading, a potential relief/pump at Destrehan) would be included in the project design. The committee asked about sequencing and whether projects might finish at different times; staff said the goal is to keep work largely within a roughly yearlong timeline and to include drainage mitigation in the scope. No formal bid award occurred at the committee; staff will develop bid documents and return with formal authorization details.
