MSU board approves $16M for Duffy renovations
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees approved the $16 million construction plan to renovate the Duffy Daugherty Football Building. Kristi Jourdan of the State News reports that the plan includes an additional $1 million for a plaza at the entrance to the building.
If the money is raised, the plaza would boost the original project cost from $14.6 million to $15.6 million. The space would be used to “dress up” the building, Trustee George Perles said.
“It gives people a place to be around the football building, sit down and relax and see the different trophies and pictures,” Perles said. “I don’t think it will be a problem raising the money.”
Trustee Melanie Foster said the plaza project will only come together if the university can raise enough money.
“It really puts a nice face on the whole building,” Foster said. “It’s outdoors, like a courtyard.”
University officials say the overall project will be entirely financed by contributions.
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