The artificial turf is being placed at Grande Communication Stadium in advance of the soccer season. City officials said the cost of the turf replacement is $666,375.96. The project was paid for from the Sports Complex Fund -- the 4B tax that was from collected 2000-2017. At the end of 2018, there was $32.432 million in the fund, city officials said Monday.

The council originally approved the turf replacement with a project cost of $680,940.96. Based on that expenditure, the cash remaining in the complex fund is $31.751 million.

The turf at Grande previously was replaced was at the end of 2008.

 

Source: mrt.com

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