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Dover
Posts: 466
Mar 1, 2011 9:42pm
Rumor has it that when Dover unveils the plans for the new high school they will include an 80 acre campus with a new 15,000+ seat stadium that will replace the historic Crater Stadium built in the early 30's.
I think it's sad and wasteful to start from scratch but more seating is needed. There is no way to expand the visitor side at Crater without buying up the houses that sit about 15 feet away.
Thoughts.....
I think it's sad and wasteful to start from scratch but more seating is needed. There is no way to expand the visitor side at Crater without buying up the houses that sit about 15 feet away.
Thoughts.....
OQB
Posts: 6,679
Mar 1, 2011 9:48pm
Loved playing at Crater stadium, but didn't like watching a game their (visitor stands).
Didn't they just put a lot of money into Crater stadium a few years ago? I know it would be hard to expand and add more seating, but just think...Dover could be one of the few high schools to have a "bowl" type stadium or make it four sided like Fawcett or Harding Stadium.
I'd be sad to see Crater Stadium go. A very neat Historical piece of architecture and football tradition.
Didn't they just put a lot of money into Crater stadium a few years ago? I know it would be hard to expand and add more seating, but just think...Dover could be one of the few high schools to have a "bowl" type stadium or make it four sided like Fawcett or Harding Stadium.
I'd be sad to see Crater Stadium go. A very neat Historical piece of architecture and football tradition.
ZWICK 4 PREZ
Posts: 7,733
Mar 2, 2011 11:49am
What does Dover need a 15k capacity stadium for?
coyotes22
Posts: 11,298
Mar 2, 2011 12:39pm
ZWICK 4 PREZ;697208 wrote:What does Dover need a 15k capacity stadium for?
Playoff games.
RedRider1
Posts: 3,850
Mar 2, 2011 1:19pm
Add field turf, and add visitor seating. Done.
Wooball
Posts: 1,325
Mar 2, 2011 1:23pm
Dover;696533 wrote:Rumor has it that when Dover unveils the plans for the new high school they will include an 80 acre campus with a new 15,000+ seat stadium that will replace the historic Crater Stadium built in the early 30's.
I think it's sad and wasteful to start from scratch but more seating is needed. There is no way to expand the visitor side at Crater without buying up the houses that sit about 15 feet away.
Thoughts.....
I've heard quite a few things about the proposed new high school from some pretty good sources in town. I can't say that this is completely false, however it is the first that I have heard about a new football stadium.
And I agree with Zwick, what the hell do we need a stadium that seats 15k plus for? That place is full maybe twice a year, depending on where the New Phila game is played at. Excluding Zanesville with their updated stadium, Crater stadium has the most visitor seating of any place we play at all year.
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Dover
Posts: 466
Mar 5, 2011 10:02pm
I'm hoping it's not true, my source was via the design team. Hopefully the plans just include the area for future expansion.
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Doverbuck
Posts: 122
Mar 6, 2011 11:59am
Completely false rumor.
The only effect this new school proposition has on Crater is that the planned wrestling room that was included in the stadium improvement plan is on hold as the wrestling room would then be at the new H.S. instead of at Crater. Right now all stadium improvements are on hold except something will be done to the playing surface but it will NOT be field turf unless some private citizen or company writes a check for about $700,000. Either they will plow up the field and plant new grass or plow then lay sod.
The only effect this new school proposition has on Crater is that the planned wrestling room that was included in the stadium improvement plan is on hold as the wrestling room would then be at the new H.S. instead of at Crater. Right now all stadium improvements are on hold except something will be done to the playing surface but it will NOT be field turf unless some private citizen or company writes a check for about $700,000. Either they will plow up the field and plant new grass or plow then lay sod.
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september63
Posts: 5,789
Mar 7, 2011 2:46pm
They will have a hard enough time passing a school levy for a new school. There is no way they are dumb enough to try including a new stadium to this.
bases_loaded
Posts: 6,912
Mar 10, 2011 9:45am
Dover would've had the stadium renovation done by now if everyone and their brothers would've stayed out of it. Too many cooks in the kitchen screwed everything up.
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Mar 10, 2011 10:14am
With budget cuts on the horizon, maybe they should hold off a sec.
GoChiefs
Posts: 16,754
Mar 10, 2011 2:43pm
Or maybe that's reason to hurry up and get it done.
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Krugliack
Posts: 90
Mar 11, 2011 2:53pm
They can't hold off, because the state's portion's is only available for 1 year. Dover should find out sometime around June whether they'll even get the funding from the state. I agree however, it will be a tough sell with the current situation of the economy.
TUSKY97
Posts: 28
Mar 28, 2011 3:09pm
15,000 seats is about triple what they would need... It would be insane to put that many seats in there..
Wooball
Posts: 1,325
Mar 28, 2011 4:49pm
Again, I am almost 100% sure this is false on the new football stadium.
Crimson and Gray Hair
Posts: 384
Mar 28, 2011 8:07pm
We certainly don't need another stadium. we already OWN two...Crater Stadium and Harding Stadium!
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FairwoodKing
Posts: 2,504
Mar 29, 2011 10:59pm
Crimson and Gray Hair;727478 wrote:We certainly don't need another stadium. we already OWN two...Crater Stadium and Harding Stadium!
Ha! Ha! Just because you beat us once doesn't mean you own us.
Crimson and Gray Hair
Posts: 384
Mar 30, 2011 10:56am
Yeah...but the chain was there, I just had to hank it!!!FairwoodKing;728543 wrote:Ha! Ha! Just because you beat us once doesn't mean you own us.
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Doverbuck
Posts: 122
Mar 30, 2011 7:04pm
Again 100% false rumor,Dover will NOT be building a new stadium and Crater will NOT be expanded and Fake grass will NOT be put down.
Flash
Posts: 1,035
Apr 4, 2011 11:29am
There is no money from the state to build football stadiums, especially 15,000 seat ones. The boosters might do it or a permanent improvement levy might be used, but not on the states dime.