Posted June 24, 200519 yr (pic from UD website) From the 6/23/05 Dayton Daily News: $1M granted for Welcome Stadium upgrade Dayton schools, UD, Port Authority must agree within 90 days By Jaclyn Giovis Dayton Daily News DAYTON | The Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority announced Wednesday it received a $1 million grant from the state to renovate Welcome Stadium in partnership with Dayton Public Schools and the University of Dayton. Improvements would include replacing the turf, updating the press box and installing some new seating, said Ron Parker, executive director of the port authority. The money is part of the $51.3 billion state budget approved by legislators Tuesday. The goal would be to have the renovations completed by the 2006 football season. ... Contact Jaclyn Giovis at 225-2348. http://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/daily/0623welcome.html Welcome Stadium extras By the Dayton Daily News WELCOME STADIUM Opened: 1949 Cost: $435,000 Capacity: 12,000 City high schools in '49: Chaminade, Dunbar, Fairview, Kiser, Parker, Roosevelt, Stivers, Wilbur Wright Today's schools: Belmont, Colonel White, Dunbar, Meadowdale, Stivers To-Do List Upcoming maintenance list for Welcome Stadium: * Track repairs * Replacement of artificial turf within the next five years * Painting, renumbering stands and walls * Updating press box, concessions areas * Checking for structural damage http://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/preps/daily/0520welcomebox.html
October 10, 200519 yr From the 10/8/05 Dayton Daily News: Welcome Stadium to get $1M overhaul Deal approved Friday also proposes joint management of Dayton facility By Scott Elliott Dayton Daily News DAYTON | Welcome Stadium, the home of high school sports and University of Dayton Flyer football, would be renovated and jointly run under a deal struck Friday. The stadium is the property of Dayton Public Schools, but under the deal it would be run day-to-day by a committee of five — two from the school district, two from UDand one from the Dayton-Montgomery County Port Authority. The deal allows the 11,000-seat stadium to receive an overhaul using $1 million in state funds administered by the port authority, but without the rumored sale of the stadium. "I want to make it clear, the sale of Welcome Stadium was never on the table," school board President Gail Littlejohn said. "We never had any conversation about selling it." ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/1008welcome.html
October 20, 200519 yr From the 10/19/05 Dayton Daily News: Some dislike schools' stadium deal By Scott Elliott Dayton Daily News DAYTON | James Lasley of Dayton remembers from his childhood how badly he wanted Dayton Public Schools to have its own high school stadium. On Tuesday, he told the Dayton school board that its plan to jointly run Welcome Stadium with the University of Dayton makes him and others nervous about the fate of an asset the community built through sweat equity. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/1019skulboard.html
October 21, 200519 yr with a better name? It is named for a former athletic director. His last name was Welcome.
October 21, 200519 yr Ha, they should emphasize his first name in the name also, welcome just sounds like a third graders name for a stadium. How about Greetings field?
October 21, 200519 yr Personally, I'd rather stick with Welcome Stadium over Percival Welcome Stadium :)
May 9, 200619 yr From the 5/8/06 Dayton Business Journal: Renovations planned for Welcome Stadium Dayton Business Journal - 2:39 PM EDT Monday Dayton Public Schools wants community feedback on the future of Welcome Stadium. The district has scheduled a public meeting Thursday to discuss renovations of the 11,000-seat stadium, located off Interstate 75 on Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. DPS, which owns the stadium, secured $1 million in state funds for the renovations last October through a partnership agreement with the University of Dayton and the Dayton/Montgomery County Port Authority. The Port Authority will oversee renovations at Welcome Stadium that include safety improvements, painting and upgrades to seating and the external facade. All stadium improvements must be approved by the Dayton Board of Education. ... E-mail [email protected]. Call 222-6900. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/05/08/daily3.html?from_rss=1
May 10, 200619 yr Ummm...it's being renovated. It's a high school stadium, really (as Dayton Public Schools practically owns it). That's why it's being renovated. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 10, 200619 yr LOL! "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
May 12, 200619 yr From the 5/12/06 Dayton Daily News: Welcome Stadium not for sale, Dayton school district says Renovations detailed — and persistent rumors of sale squashed — at community meeting. By Scott Elliott Staff Writer DAYTON | — The Dayton school district will not sell Welcome Stadium, Superintendent Percy Mack said emphatically at a community meeting Thursday. Mack and the school board called the meeting to detail a renovation plan and try to stamp out persistent rumors that the stadium is for sale. The rumors were so fierce that Roth High School graduate and retired NFL star Keith Byars came in from his Florida home to hear an explanation. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2385 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0512welcome.html
May 13, 200619 yr From the 5/13/06 Dayton Daily News: Stadium upgrade may ignite area By Scott Elliott Staff Writer DAYTON — School officials hope renovation at Welcome Stadium will raise the venue's profile and help build momentum for more development at Interstate 75 and Edwin C. Moses Boulevard area. If things work out as planned, Welcome could host concerts and other non-sporting events. With a $1 million state grant, the district will undertake two years of mostly cosmetic improvements, including the installation of a brick facade entryway facing Edwin C. Moses Boulevard. The hope is to usher in a new era for Welcome, which now mainly hosts high school football and track and University of Dayton football games. ... Contact this reporter at 225-2485 or [email protected] http://www.daytondailynews.com/localnews/content/localnews/daily/0513welcome.html
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