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North Recreational Complex to open doors
Fields, lake and additional parking available
Yazid Finn, Contributing Writer
Issue date: 4/10/08 Section: News
Only four miles from the ECU campus, the North Recreational Complex is putting their finishing touches on the first phase of their construction.
Approximately $8.5 million was set aside for the project, with $2.5 million appropriated for the purchase of the land and the remaining six million for construction.
The current landowner of North Campus Crossing apartments held the land sold for the project.
The money for the purchase came from student fees.
The project includes eight multipurpose fields, which can be sized accordingly to accommodate sports ranging from soccer to flag football to rugby.
Additionally, over six acres of water have been plotted and set, some with their very own beaches, complete with boathouses and canoes for students.
Club sports director, Gray Hodges, spoke on the necessity of this purchase, stating the availability and location.
"We have run out of space to practice for our intramural and club sports," Hodges said. "The opportunity arose and land was available to change that."
The project will be completed and open for general use on June 1, whereas the fields will not be open until the fall semester.
"Our only real worry is losing teams as we move farther away," said Todd Riddick, assistant director of intramurals.
"With our growth and numbers of students it should even out."
Just about every sport except for softball will be making the transition to the North Recreational Complex following the completion of the first phase of construction.
Riddick noted that while softball would not be joining the other teams, students now have additional options not previously presented.
"With the addition of the water, we now have a spot of kayaking and boating," Riddick said.
A representative from North Campus Crossing was not available for questioning.
For more information regarding the North Recreational Complex, please visit the ECU Campus Recreation and Wellness Web site at ecu.edu/crw/.
This writer may be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com.
Approximately $8.5 million was set aside for the project, with $2.5 million appropriated for the purchase of the land and the remaining six million for construction.
The current landowner of North Campus Crossing apartments held the land sold for the project.
The money for the purchase came from student fees.
The project includes eight multipurpose fields, which can be sized accordingly to accommodate sports ranging from soccer to flag football to rugby.
Additionally, over six acres of water have been plotted and set, some with their very own beaches, complete with boathouses and canoes for students.
Club sports director, Gray Hodges, spoke on the necessity of this purchase, stating the availability and location.
"We have run out of space to practice for our intramural and club sports," Hodges said. "The opportunity arose and land was available to change that."
The project will be completed and open for general use on June 1, whereas the fields will not be open until the fall semester.
"Our only real worry is losing teams as we move farther away," said Todd Riddick, assistant director of intramurals.
"With our growth and numbers of students it should even out."
Just about every sport except for softball will be making the transition to the North Recreational Complex following the completion of the first phase of construction.
Riddick noted that while softball would not be joining the other teams, students now have additional options not previously presented.
"With the addition of the water, we now have a spot of kayaking and boating," Riddick said.
A representative from North Campus Crossing was not available for questioning.
For more information regarding the North Recreational Complex, please visit the ECU Campus Recreation and Wellness Web site at ecu.edu/crw/.
This writer may be contacted at news@theeastcarolinian.com.
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