XL Center Renovation

[FDNY99]

http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-xl-center-no-new-funding-20160201-story.html
This doesn't bode too well for the future. Good thing the athletic department has come up with the surcharge plan to fund facility upgrades. This may need the Freitas upgrade project to get done sooner than later....especially if the ice making system can't hold up. Hopefully this just delays the project and doesn't stall it permanently.

 

[brasssbonanzaa]

Boy, didn't see this one coming!

Keep all games in Hartford tho on campus blowz for driving

 

[SonsOfNutmeg]

Here's the question, for a new Freitas, or whatever else on-campus arena for hockey they plan on building, if we can't get the state to fix the aging heap that is the XL Center, how the hell can we expect the state's flagship university (which is already nearly tapped-out in terms of fundraising from private donors for big projects- think Basketball Center and new Soccer/Baseball facilities) to gain the kind of funding we'll need to build a state-of-the-art hockey barn in Storrs?? I know that Hockey East mandated that we build a legit on-campus rink, but right now the XL Center is our home and the only real viable facility for UConn Hockey.

 

[FDNY99]

Here's the question, for a new Freitas, or whatever else on-campus arena for hockey they plan on building, if we can't get the state to fix the aging heap that is the XL Center, how the hell can we expect the state's flagship university (which is already nearly tapped-out in terms of fundraising from private donors for big projects- think Basketball Center and new Soccer/Baseball facilities) to gain the kind of funding we'll need to build a state-of-the-art hockey barn in Storrs?? I know that Hockey East mandated that we build a legit on-campus rink, but right now the XL Center is our home and the only real viable facility for UConn Hockey.

The athletic department just came out with an announcement maybe a week ago now that a surcharge will be placed on tickets ($1-$5) which will pay for facility upgrades ($46 million dollars in upgrades to Morrone Stadium, J.O. Christian Field and the Connecticut Softball Complex)...bonds will be issued and paid back with this revenue stream. My guess is that's how this will be done.

 

[CL82]

The athletic department just came out with an announcement maybe a week ago now that a surcharge will be placed on tickets ($1-$5) which will pay for facility upgrades ($46 million dollars in upgrades to Morrone Stadium, J.O. Christian Field and the Connecticut Softball Complex)...bonds will be issued and paid back with this revenue stream. My guess is that's how this will be done.

Two words: George Soros. C'mon big G help your fellow Huskies out!

 

[John]

Here's the question, for a new Freitas, or whatever else on-campus arena for hockey they plan on building, if we can't get the state to fix the aging heap that is the XL Center, how the hell can we expect the state's flagship university (which is already nearly tapped-out in terms of fundraising from private donors for big projects- think Basketball Center and new Soccer/Baseball facilities) to gain the kind of funding we'll need to build a state-of-the-art hockey barn in Storrs?? I know that Hockey East mandated that we build a legit on-campus rink, but right now the XL Center is our home and the only real viable facility for UConn Hockey.

Bake sale.

Edit:

Co-ed car wash.

 

[4in16]

Bake sale.

Edit:

Co-ed car wash.

Donate blood and semen.

 

[ct06111]

CRDA minutes 1/8/16:
http://www.crdact.net/data/Unsorted/1-8-2016-DRAFT-VenueCmteMinutes-73324-1.pdf