Turf being installed as Muncie CHS stadium work on target for completion in early August

David Penticuff, Muncie Star Press
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MUNCIE, Ind. − Artificial turf was being laid Friday for the new Muncie Central High School football field and stadium as construction continues on target for completion in early August.

The $5.8 million facility is being paid for through a school bond issue to be paid back over three years. The bonds for the stadium and field replace a recently paid off bond debt and won't result in a tax increase, school officials said last October.

CHS Athletic Director Jeff Holloway said the area will be near where plans call for a new Muncie YMCA to be built near the high school at Walnut Street and Columbus Avenue. He said that designs, when the construction is all completed, will actually increase the number of parking spaces available in the area.

Workers rug on new artificial turf being laid on the new football field at Muncie Central High School. The project to replace the old stadium, located between the school and the Muncie Fieldhouse, is on target to be completed in early August.
Workers rug on new artificial turf being laid on the new football field at Muncie Central High School. The project to replace the old stadium, located between the school and the Muncie Fieldhouse, is on target to be completed in early August.

The old stadium, which had been in place since 1950, was razed to make way for the new facility.

Once the turf is installed, the new field will be striped for both football and soccer. Cost of the turf was estimated at $700,000. The project also calls for a new 8-lane track for track-and-field events.

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The scoreboard was recently reinstalled and repositioned at the field. The seats to the west remain in place. But the entire field will receive new LED lighting. The new stadium will be located farther east and rise about four feet higher than the previous stadium for better views of the play.

The changes will improve drainage and should keep student athletes from having to stand in mud on the sidelines. The facility should put Muncie Central on par with other schools in the North Central Conference that already play on artificial turf.

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