Xenia schools preparing for next phase of football stadium renovation

XENIA — Xenia Community Schools is looking to get the community involved with the second phase of the renovation project of the football stadium.

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Demolition began this week for phase 1 of the renovation of Doug Adam Stadium.

“We have always known that there would have to be another round of projects at the stadium,” said Dr. Gabe Lofton, Superintendent. “We began with the areas of highest need, but the fact is that removing the grandstands also meant demolishing the locker rooms that were no longer serving the needs of our students.”

Temporary locker mobile locker rooms are now on site and the plan is to use them for the 2023-24 school year, the district said.

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Details for phase 2 are still in progress but plans include addressing other aging site structures.

Initial plans include a field house, an enhanced training room, improved concessions, restrooms, and additional parking.

They also want to add three locker different locker rooms. An 80-locker facility for both football and lacrosse, a 40-locker boys locker room, and a 40-locker girls locker room, the district said.

Funding for phase II, which is estimated at approximately $4 million, will be a mix of district capital funds, as well as private donations from the community.

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