Facilities Master Plan

[Siouxperfan7]

Looking closer at the Powerpoint plans, you can see soccer lines on the outdoor turf.  the plan was to replace the track and the turf there.  Might as well put soccer lines on there and make it a multi use facility.

[Goon]

  On 8/25/2023 at 7:27 PM, Siouxperfan7 said:

Looking closer at the Powerpoint plans, you can see soccer lines on the outdoor turf.  the plan was to replace the track and the turf there.  Might as well put soccer lines on there and make it a multi use facility.

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Now that you mention it, yes, that's what those are. 

[Smoggy]

  On 8/25/2023 at 5:45 PM, Goon said:

The soccer field was just redone a couple of years ago, I think it's a decent playing surface. 

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Yes maybe 3 or 4 years ago they played at EGF turf while their field was being leveled and reseeded. 

[The Sicatoka]

  On 8/26/2023 at 2:14 AM, Smoggy said:

Yes maybe 3 or 4 years ago they played at EGF turf while their field was being leveled and reseeded. 

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Fact check: true

[FSSD]

I thought that UND/Midco spent some change last year to move fiber out to the soccer field to broadcast games.

[nodak651]

  On 8/26/2023 at 4:58 AM, FSSD said:

I thought that UND/Midco spent some change last year to move fiber out to the soccer field to broadcast games.

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They are starting w Wyoming, based on their schedule

[geaux_sioux]

  On 8/26/2023 at 2:14 AM, Smoggy said:

Yes maybe 3 or 4 years ago they played at EGF turf while their field was being leveled and reseeded. 

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Pretty sure it’s now a FIFA level playing surface.

[SIOUXFAN97]

new softball field will be "dog friendly"....thinking outside the box...i like it.

[Nodak78]

  On 8/27/2023 at 7:45 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

new softball field will be "dog friendly"....thinking outside the box...i like it.

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That is a good idea.  

[Kab]

  On 8/27/2023 at 7:45 PM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

new softball field will be "dog friendly"....thinking outside the box...i like it.

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Should make it baseball friendly too 

[SIOUXFAN97]

  On 8/27/2023 at 9:37 PM, Kab said:

Should make it baseball friendly too 

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retractable fences...magic carpet astro turf system...press of a button and it goes from softball to sioux baseball and dodson is our coach again....i'm in.

[The Sicatoka]

  On 8/27/2023 at 9:37 PM, Kab said:

Should make it baseball friendly too 

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Won't fit in the space.
There's not the extra 100 feet down the lines; things like buildings (MVII) and streets are there. 

[The Sicatoka]

Softball:
https://fightinghawks.com/news/2023/8/25/general-north-dakota-athletics-announces-plans-groundbreaking-for-memorial-village-ii-on-campus-softball-stadium.aspx 

Might as well bring these back:
https://www.grandforksgov.com/home/showpublisheddocument/47674/638191595078670000 
https://forum.siouxsports.com/topic/6529-facilities-master-plan/page/96/#comment-1310445 

 

[Kab]

  On 8/28/2023 at 12:36 PM, The Sicatoka said:

Won't fit in the space.
There's not the extra 100 feet down the lines; things like buildings (MVII) and streets are there. 

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Let’s form a committee to make it fit 

[Siouxperfan7]

  On 8/28/2023 at 12:36 PM, The Sicatoka said:

Won't fit in the space.
There's not the extra 100 feet down the lines; things like buildings (MVII) and streets are there. 

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Get Denks, or whoever owns that farmstead and land south of the Alerus, to finally see and build a baseball stadium there and bring back baseball!!  

[nodak651]

Really hoping that if gambling is going to occur at any of the bars/restaurants that may be located in these P3 projects that the UND Alumni Association finally gets involved.  

[UNDBIZ]

  On 8/28/2023 at 2:57 PM, Siouxperfan7 said:

Get Denks, or whoever owns that farmstead and land south of the Alerus, to finally see and build a baseball stadium there and bring back baseball!!  

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I believe the city owns all the land around that farmstead now (and maybe the farmstead itself, too).  Danks had the land a bit farther south, but I think he passed, so I'm not sure who currently owns it.

[The Sicatoka]

https://news.yahoo.com/sen-john-hoeven-calls-grand-003600964.html 

Skyrange.
Hypersonic missiles.
Makes you wonder if having General Armacost (USAF, Ret) at the helm of UND didn't aid the Senators and UND and Grand Forks.

And the "National Security Corridor" update to Harrington Hall makes way more sense now. 
https://blogs.und.edu/campus-renewal/2023/07/harrington-hall/ 

[The Sicatoka]

Look at the front and back of the latest UND Engineering magazine.
https://indd.adobe.com/view/76c02eaa-b509-4221-99d0-3714d438f7ef 

Based on the back cover and recognizable landmarks, that's the Hyslop site with a new College of Engineering and Mines and STEM building. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

  On 9/1/2023 at 10:00 PM, The Sicatoka said:

Look at the front and back of the latest UND Engineering magazine.
https://indd.adobe.com/view/76c02eaa-b509-4221-99d0-3714d438f7ef 

Based on the back cover and recognizable landmarks, that's the Hyslop site with a new College of Engineering and Mines and STEM building. 

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interesting they have the building "facing" columbia....

[The Sicatoka]

What I find interesting is a revamp/remod of Harr/Upson would be $95M (p107) ... but a new (just COE) building is $85M (p108). 

https://campus.und.edu/facilities-management/_files/docs/2022-master-plan-supplemental-planning/college-of-engineering-mp-2-9-22.pdf 

[The Sicatoka]

  On 9/2/2023 at 2:27 AM, SIOUXFAN97 said:

interesting they have the building "facing" columbia....

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It would make entering campus from that direction better looking. 

[SIOUXFAN97]

  On 9/2/2023 at 1:02 PM, The Sicatoka said:

It would make entering campus from that direction better looking. 

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agreed...

[FSSD]

Quick question, so what has already been approved and what still needs approval/funding?

[UNDBIZ]

  On 9/2/2023 at 4:08 PM, FSSD said:

Quick question, so what has already been approved and what still needs approval/funding?

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State approved $82 million for upgrading the science and engineering buildings (basically whatever UND chooses) and has indicated they'll approve around $80 million in 2025 for a new STEM building, assuming the economy doesn't tank.  For both those numbers, 70% is state funds and 30% local.