| Stadium Project
Delegated to State Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson has said that the city
will turn over the financing, construction and design of the new stadium and convention
center expansion in Indianapolis to the state.
The announcement would satisfy
Gov. Daniels' demands that the project be state-controlled. It also moves forward
the project that will keep the Indianapolis Colts for 30 years, keep the National
Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four tourneys and other benefits.
As
a result of the announcement, the state would control the finance, design and
construction of the new stadium and convention center expansion.
Contracts
for the project would be awarded by a non-political selection process, using a
five-member selection committee, with two appointees by the governor, two appointees
by the mayor and a fifth member mutually selected by the mayor and the governor,
who would also serve as executive director of the state-controlled stadium building
authority.
The Marion County Capital Improvement Board would operate the
facilities upon completion.
The project is slated to be complete Aug. 1,
2008, for the stadium and 2010 for the convention center expansion.
School
LEEDs the Way Southeast Dubois County School Corp. in the southern part of
the state recently broke ground on what is said to be Indiana's first Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design-registered school, an intermediate school that
will educate fifth and sixth graders. The LEED Green Building Rating System is
the national standard for developing sustainable buildings. The 63,000-sq.-ft.
facility will contains seven classrooms for each grade level.
Features
include clerestory daylighting, automatic controls, HVAC system with heat recovery
chiller, waterless urinals and other elements. The designer is Evansville-based
Veazey Parrott Durkin & Shoulders.
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