Let's talk about discrepancies first.Not that many people other than the truly astute noticed, but a year ago, SPASD administration brought forth a comparison plan showing the costs to turf Ashley Field vs. moving football to the new high school athletic complex, which also called for turfing the field.
But did you really LOOK at the numbers?
The Ashley Field proposal called for 90,000 square feet (SF) at a cost of $823,000
Yet the high school proposal called for MORE turf ($92,000 SF) at LESS cost! ($780,000)
How can that be?
No explanation was ever provided.
Is this yet another of a nauseatingly long list of bad data coming out of the Sun Prairie Administration office?
And to make matters worse...and again...one has to be on board and paying attention... now we see that Oregon's proposal is to turf 81,000 SF at a cost that is HALF that of Sun Prairie. Why do we even NEED more than 81,000 SF?The average turfed area for a football field is about 80,000 SF.
The cost of field turf is generally about $4.50/SF. Even factoring excavation and prep costs of $2/SF, something doesn't add up.
This information further underscores the need to stop screwing around with the Ashley Field proposal. The numbers stink. And the further one digs into them, the bigger the stink. This smells funny and we advise against eating it.
Seeing is Believing
Don't take our word for it...peruse the documents themselves:
March 14, 2011 FTT Agenda including Ashley Field proposal
Q. How much will a field cost to install?
A. There are many factors that go into the final cost of a particular project. Generally, the final cost of a project is around $5.00 per square foot for a full size football or soccer field.
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