mowing and watering the current field are subtracted here as the artificial turf will need a different type of maintenance shown on the line below. This maintenance involves a motorized vehicle—like a lawn mower, which is listed on the row below as “equipment.” The number shown here is half the capital cost of the equipment, which likely also would be used to maintain the facility associated with the Recreation Expansion, funded by the Rec Center. Both this piece of equipment and the actual artificial turf will need to be on a replacement cycle of approximately 10 years. The amount shown as “Turf Replacement” represents the current cost of installation inflated until the replacement is needed. The Net Present Value figures is shown to demonstrate the cost of owning these improvements over a 30-year time period. That is to say, the cost of operating and maintaining improvements, which are effectively free to the Athletics program. The CWU Foundation has raised more than $2 million toward the $4 million required for this project, but has pledged to provide funds as needed for construction. The field turf will need to be replaced every 10 years, depending on condition, and there has been no funding source identified yet to meet this need. Also, there is new annual operating budget pressure on the Athletics program to fund operating and maintaining the facility. However, the risks associated with not pursuing this renovation are significant. The stadium, now nearly 60 years old, is in disrepair. Both its appearance and its actual condition compromise the credibility as well as the quality of CWU Athletics and the experience of visitors, the community, alumni, and students’ at CWU—whether on the field or on the stands. The quality of Tomlinson is far below many of the high schools whose graduates CWU enrolls. The facility no longer meets the expectations of students, alumni, or high school and collegiate athletic conferences.
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