Spokane, Washington ( Krem News ) -- 03/09/2010
Construction nearly complete on 100 acre sports complex
Construction is nearly complete in North Spokane on the Joe Albi
Sports Complex. Crews spent last year working on the voter-
approved sports park. The $11 million project is set to open in August.
Crews have been able to turn what used to be rundown athletic fields
into a 100 acre sports paradise. The new Merkel Sports Complex will
meet the growing needs of youth athletics and recreation.
The backstops are up. The concession stands are in. It is now
the small details that remain which is the grass and the asphalt.
The new Merkel Sports Complex represents 1/9 of the city's entire
park space. Soccer, football, softball and baseball fields, a BMX track,
a skate park, and a splash deck will open August 1.
Everything has been upgrading including the fields.
They will be synthetic to cut down on maintenance costs.
They will be lit as well to allow for nighttime sports.
The fields had been maintained for 30 years by the Spokane
Youth Sports Association. It supported the bonds that eventually
led to construction.
CC - www.krem.com/news/local/Construction-nearly-complete.html
*** Joe Albi Complex BMX Track Report: ***
NEW MEETING LOCATION:
The next meeting for 2010 is scheduled on Monday, March 15th, 2010
at 6:30PM At the Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 3307 W Rowan Ave.
(The church is located directly North of Browne School).
We will be going over the by laws, contracts and board configuration.
Since we are still organizing it would be great to have as many people
as possible at this meeting. I will be sending out another email with the
agenda, draft of the by laws and sample contracts. This notice is for
you to get this on your calendar and to invite others you think might
be interested in the track.
Thanks, Mike Aho -
Recreation Supervisor 2, Spokane Parks and Recreation.
Please Note:
this meeting date and time copyed from spokanebmx09.blogspot.com
ACC - http://www.genesbmx.com/spokane-bmx.html
