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Texas Tech moves forward with Amarillo vet school, baseball field construction
By Matt Dotray, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas
The Texas Tech Board of Regents earlier this month approved early construction work for the School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo, and improvements to the baseball team's Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock.
© Photo provided by the Tech vet school/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas/TNS ASCO Equipment on Wednesday pledged to contribute $5 million to support the planned Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo. [Photo provided by the Tech vet school]
© Image provided by Texas Tech University/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas/T... Early renderings of the School of Veterinary Medicine Amarillo Campus.
Planned construction on the baseball field won't bring expansion or significant changes from the fan's perspective. Plans now are more for the players, like clubhouse improvements. But Tony Hernandez, deputy director at Texas Tech Athletics, said expansion is being looked at.
A recent project just completed involving player safety at the baseball field was expanding the netting in front of all the seating. Regents made the votes for the vet school and baseball field at a meeting earlier this month.
After a brief presentation, regents approved spending $15 million for beginning construction on the Amarillo project expected to cost a total of $90 million.
According to Tech, the $15 million approved this month is for earthwork, underground utilities for fire protection, electrical and plumbing, elevators and limited concrete.
"We're to the point in our design and our pricing that we've got this scope of services already priced," Billy Breedlove, vice chancellor for facilities planning and construction, told the board. "If we approve this today then this'll allow us to mobilize immediately and get a shovel in the ground by the end of the month, or right at the first of the year."
© Image provided by Texas Tech/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas/TNS Texas Tech Board of Regents approved designs for expanding and improving the clubhouse on the north side of the baseball field.
The academic building will take shape on the north side of the existing TTUHSC campus in Amarillo. Plans call for the school to open for the fall 2021 semester with anticipated enrollment of 60 students.
Another approval related to construction was close to $1 million for designs related to the first phase of Rip Griffin Park Expansion & Renovation.
According to Tech, this first phase is central focused on the team's north-side clubhouse. The designs, and later construction, on this early phase of park renovations are for a relocated locker room and coaches offices, adding a player lounge and training room, and to give a better looking front-door to the baseball field.
"It's something we need to do," Hernandez said over the phone a few weeks ago after the vote. "Really it's to provide a place of comfort and a place where our student athletes can go every day to do their work. It's a priority for us, to give them a place they feel comfortable."
Hernandez said this phase would mostly impact the current team, but later phases of ballpark renovations will be geared towards fans.
"We're not sure exactly what those look like, that's part of the process as we continue designs, but it would be to add different amenities for the fans, concourse and seating, possibly add more premium seating. But those are all things we're looking at doing," Hernandez continued. "We're not sure what those look like. This is a multiple-phase project."
Hernandez said Tech is committed to the current baseball field, and its current location. He said what the athletics department is looking at is improving that current site.
Texas Tech moves forward with Amarillo vet school, baseball field construction
By Matt Dotray, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas
The Texas Tech Board of Regents earlier this month approved early construction work for the School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo, and improvements to the baseball team's Rip Griffin Park in Lubbock.
© Photo provided by the Tech vet school/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas/TNS ASCO Equipment on Wednesday pledged to contribute $5 million to support the planned Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo. [Photo provided by the Tech vet school]
© Image provided by Texas Tech University/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas/T... Early renderings of the School of Veterinary Medicine Amarillo Campus.
Planned construction on the baseball field won't bring expansion or significant changes from the fan's perspective. Plans now are more for the players, like clubhouse improvements. But Tony Hernandez, deputy director at Texas Tech Athletics, said expansion is being looked at.
A recent project just completed involving player safety at the baseball field was expanding the netting in front of all the seating. Regents made the votes for the vet school and baseball field at a meeting earlier this month.
After a brief presentation, regents approved spending $15 million for beginning construction on the Amarillo project expected to cost a total of $90 million.
According to Tech, the $15 million approved this month is for earthwork, underground utilities for fire protection, electrical and plumbing, elevators and limited concrete.
"We're to the point in our design and our pricing that we've got this scope of services already priced," Billy Breedlove, vice chancellor for facilities planning and construction, told the board. "If we approve this today then this'll allow us to mobilize immediately and get a shovel in the ground by the end of the month, or right at the first of the year."
© Image provided by Texas Tech/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, Texas/TNS Texas Tech Board of Regents approved designs for expanding and improving the clubhouse on the north side of the baseball field.
The academic building will take shape on the north side of the existing TTUHSC campus in Amarillo. Plans call for the school to open for the fall 2021 semester with anticipated enrollment of 60 students.
Another approval related to construction was close to $1 million for designs related to the first phase of Rip Griffin Park Expansion & Renovation.
According to Tech, this first phase is central focused on the team's north-side clubhouse. The designs, and later construction, on this early phase of park renovations are for a relocated locker room and coaches offices, adding a player lounge and training room, and to give a better looking front-door to the baseball field.
"It's something we need to do," Hernandez said over the phone a few weeks ago after the vote. "Really it's to provide a place of comfort and a place where our student athletes can go every day to do their work. It's a priority for us, to give them a place they feel comfortable."
Hernandez said this phase would mostly impact the current team, but later phases of ballpark renovations will be geared towards fans.
"We're not sure exactly what those look like, that's part of the process as we continue designs, but it would be to add different amenities for the fans, concourse and seating, possibly add more premium seating. But those are all things we're looking at doing," Hernandez continued. "We're not sure what those look like. This is a multiple-phase project."
Hernandez said Tech is committed to the current baseball field, and its current location. He said what the athletics department is looking at is improving that current site.
