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Sals plans to take over, renovate Baynard Stadium

I think this is huge tbh. I've never liked Baynard. The only thing that could make this plan better is if they get away with the "track" one of the worst things to have around a field not named "seating"
 
I'm an alum and I'm not sure I like it. The terms of the "lease" had better be dam good. Like a land lease for $1 a year. Its a lot to chew on to use a lot of money for someone's else's benefit. I'll probably be seeing sometime soon in an alumni letter. Most people think Sallies is a "rich" school but I can tell they are definitely no Tower Hill or Friends. No way at all.
 
The State does not have the money for this. So it will either be Sallies or some other private entity that has to cover the cost. Otherwise the place is going to rot, sooner rather than later.
 
I'm an alum and I'm not sure I like it. The terms of the "lease" had better be dam good. Like a land lease for $1 a year. Its a lot to chew on to use a lot of money for someone's else's benefit. I'll probably be seeing sometime soon in an alumni letter. Most people think Sallies is a "rich" school but I can tell they are definitely no Tower Hill or Friends. No way at all.

It is the Salesianum proposal. They seem to be saying they are going to be putting 15-20 million $ into the facility, they are going to responsible for maintenance. They are,paying very little. The city is allowed to use it for youth leagues just like now. It seems to be a win, win.

...the title of the thread...the word "takeover" is not 100% accurate..the city of Wilmington will still own the property.....



Possible Name - Dovetail Downs, Slowsky Stadium.....
 
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I'm glad somebody is stepping up to renovate the place, as it is in desperate need of it. Probably best that Sallies stepped up to handle the project rather than let it get mired in city or DNREC politics, as they certainly want a great facility for their team to play and know how to run such a fundraising campaign. If I understood correctly, wouldn't Sallies also be the one getting the money from any additional uses of the facility (DIAA evets, TOB's, private events, etc)? If so, that would help offset some maintenance costs going forward.
 
Baynard is a great place to play football and various other sports. There is a lot of history there and it defiantly deserves a makeover like this. This is big for Delaware football.

Will the field still be grass or will it be turf?
 
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