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Message: [QUOTE="kibblesnbits, post: 3214985, member: 97"] The mention of the canopy is funny, because that’s when I knew the previous renovation group was a bunch of frauds. They had sketches showing stands on all sides with canopies as part of an allegedly $12M plan. There was no way that was going to happen within their budget and it was discouraging that they were able to string the city along for about two years before someone started investigating. The comment on site work was also on point. It was an 80 year old facility with a field that had settled unevenly and what passed for a foundation beneath the bleachers had been undermined. It required extensive site work before laying the field or putting up the first structural elements. Anyone that believed HC FC’s $400K plan (or even their nearly $2M backup plan that did use public money) was anything but a joke had obviously not seen Dillon in many years. They would have run out of money long before they even got to the decaying bleachers and buildings. This was not a fancy renovation - as evidenced by the continued use of the finest in 1970s era scoreboard technology. Nonetheless, the city and state now have a viable and code compliant facility that can serve the community for the next couple of decades. [/QUOTE]