Shovel ceremony launches Carson City athletic facility MAC project
Carson City community leaders broke ground Thursday at the Russell Way site of the new Multi-Use Athletic Center, also known as the MAC.
"It's a great day for our community" said Mayor Bob Crowell before ceremonial shovels were used to turn the dirt and usher in a new era of community athletic opportunities and sports tourism in Carson City.
Once finished, the $8.3 million MAC facility will be a 33,418 square foot building with an 8,115 square foot elevated running/walking track, locker rooms and administrative offices.
The building will include two collegiate size basketball courts that can be converted to four smaller tournament size courts for basketball and volleyball.
Miles Construction of Carson City is the general contractor after being awarded the $7.7 million contract. The Project Architect is VCBO of Salt Lake City, Utah. Construction oversight will be managed by the Carson City Public Works Department.
The project is due to be completed in December of 2015 with a grand opening scheduled for that month. The money to pay for the project is generated from voter approved Question 18 money with fill-in-the gap monies coming from the 1/8 cent tax approved by the Board of Supervisors last year.
The project is located on 10.6 acres of land just south of the Boys and Girls Club at 1870 Russell Way. For more information on Miles Construction, visit online at www.milesconst.com or call 775-246-3722.
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