BSA Renovation

[KC_Hats]

Anyone hear where the fundraising is for the BSA Renovations? I'm kind of disappointed that costruction hasn't started yet. The talk about the possible new arena at the FargoDome seems to have slowed fundraising on a sure thing.

[NDSUFREAK]

Didn't they already raise the 8 million?

[roadwarrior]

Yes to the 8 mill, but the total cost is upwards of 25 mill.

[KC_Hats]

Road, how much more than the $8 million do they currently have? I have heard they currently do not have enough to start construction. It sounds to me like $25 million will empty many Bison boosters pockets and make a FargoDome arena harder to finance from NDSU's perspective. I have been a proponent of fixing the BSA and having control of the arena and building a new arena after getting more fully settled in division I.

[99Bison]

Patience friends... plans and research take some time.

[Greenie]

There is a "significant" ask currently out on the remainder of the BSA renovation cost.

Fargodome is in the process of reviewing architect initial proposals and one will be selected soon to write-up a complete proposal.

Too early to know any other specifics regarding both projects

[DORMIE]

Had a couple of cool ones last night with the mayor at the GR. Guess they are picking an architect today.

[Bison Dan]

Had a couple of cool ones last night with the mayor at the GR. Guess they are picking an architect today.

You need to tell the mayor that he needs to frame the argument about the new arena that's it's a new arena for the DOME and not just a bb arena for NDSU. That if it's not a profit center for the Dome it shouldn't be build. The Dome is only paying 1/3 of the costs and no new monies are involved from the taxpayers. If you have 2/3rds of the costs provided for you it'd be stupid not to build it.

[bisonaudit]

You need to tell the mayor that he needs to frame the argument about the new arena that's it's a new arena for the DOME and not just a bb arena for NDSU. That if it's not a profit center for the Dome it shouldn't be build. The Dome is only paying 1/3 of the costs and no new monies are involved from the taxpayers. If you have 2/3rds of the costs provided for you it'd be stupid not to build it.

Agree:

The city has made a huge investment in a great facility, the FargoDome, but changes in the marketplace are marginalizing large arena configurations and compromising it's ability to remain competitive in the concert market, most notably. The addition of a secondary space will provide added flexibility and allow the city to preserve the value of the investment it's alreay made in the FargoDome. The City has a partner in NDSU who is willing to provide 2/3 of the financing for the expansion.

[Bison Dan]

Agree:

The city has made a huge investment in a great facility, the FargoDome, but changes in the marketplace are marginalizing large arena configurations and compromising it's ability to remain competitive in the concert market, most notably. The addition of a secondary space will provide added flexibility and allow the city to preserve the value of the investment it's alreay made in the FargoDome. The City has a partner in NDSU who is willing to provide 2/3 of the financing for the expansion.

It's really a no brainer if the Dome has the monies (and NDSU) and they think that it can be an asset. The anti dome and NDSU people are framing the argument that it's just a bb for NDSU and that needs to be squashed.