During a recent university forum, CFO Teresa Hardee said FAMU expects to refurbish the Gaither Gymnasium Teaching Pool by fall 2010. As Rattler Nation reported last summer, the teaching pool needs to be completely reconstructed. The project will cost $2.6M.At a past Board of Trustees meeting, President James Ammons said he plans to use Public Education Capital Outlay (PECO) dollars to rebuild the teaching pool. As part of the Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, it qualifies for PECO funds appropriated for the Gore Educational Complex’s remodeling.
Both of the Rattler Aquatic Center’s pools are in disrepair. For more than two years, FAMU’s swimming and diving teams have had to practice at off-campus locations owned by Florida State University and the City of Tallahassee.
Thank God!!! that thing was a daggone eyesore! I hope it is not only restored, but improved.
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Maybe we should concentrate on properly maintaining stuff, rather than waiting on it to breakdown. For example, the track field hasn't been properly maintained since we built it and it too is in pretty poor shape.http://rattlernation.blogspot.com/
ReplyDelete10:49 Sounds like a good project for you to spearhead. If you get it going, I'll pitch in for some supplies. Can't say I can make it down to do the physical labor.
ReplyDeleteHopefully it will include a beginning swimmer program for all ages in dedication to the young man who lost his life there.
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