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War Memorial Stadium Update
The architects are lining up for a crack at fixing up War Memorial Stadium, now that the Greensboro Bats/Grasshoppers are moving into their new digs. Back in October, the city asked local firms whether they would like to design the renovation. Three design teams are competing for the contract:
Walter, Robbs, Callahan and Pierce of Winston-Salem: The firm's recent project includes the Barber Park tennis pavilion, East Carolina University's baseball stadium and the expansion of Wake Forest University's Gene Hooks stadium.
Moser Mayer Phoenix of Greensboro: This firm designed War Memorial Stadium's successor, the still unnamed downtown stadium on Bellemeade Street. They have also designed some of the larger recent government projects, including the renovations of the Depot, Greensboro's new fire, police and Water Resources building on S. Elm-Eugene Street, and Guilford County's Social Services and Health Department building.
Teague, Freyaldenhoven, Freyaldenhoven of Greensboro: While this firm doesn't list large athletic projects on its resume, it does have experience with this stadium with their consultant, Rolando Llanes. The Miami-based Llanes helped put together a proposed renovation of the stadium back in 2002. The management of the Bats rejected that plan, favoring a new location instead. But Llanes is a favorite of folks in the Aycock Neighborhood. He was part of a team that created a neighborhood plan for Aycock, so he knows the territory well.
A committee of city staffers and citizens will interview the architects over the next month or two and select one to draw up a plan for renovating the stadium. Council members have stuck to their pledge made in 2003 to renovate the stadium, even if the minor-league team moved out. But where the city will get the money for the fixes is still an unresolved issue.
Dear Scoop readers, what would you like to see happen with the stadium?