Pollard Talks JTS NEZ Remodel/Upgrade and Nutrition and Player Performance Center

[cyfan92]

That $5M poultry farm is on ground I wish would be single family homes.



So much of this farm land on the S side of Ames is PERFECT for residential development but Iowa State owns most of it... Hundreds and hundreds of jobs are coming to the research park. Young and educated workers want to live closer to their offices so they can bike/walk. A huge missed opportunity for the betterment of Ames. Sorry for the tangent...

 

[CYCLNST8]

Jacobson building definitely staying. I'm guessing the concourse will connect at a constant elevation and enclose the Jacobson building from the north entirely. They'll need to remove part of the roof. The ramps on either side will need to be walled off.

Permanent bleachers for the band as well. As a former ISUCF"V"MB member, I know that spreading the band horizontally like that contributes to "phasing" and is bad for staying in sync, but they must be used to it by now.

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

That $5M poultry farm is on ground I wish would be single family homes.

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So much of this farm land on the S side of Ames is PERFECT for residential development but Iowa State owns most of it... Hundreds and hundreds of jobs are coming to the research park. Young and educated workers want to live closer to their offices so they can bike/walk. A huge missed opportunity for the betterment of Ames. Sorry for the tangent...

There is a huge development being built right now on S. Duff that does just this. http://jensengroupiowa.net/upcomingprojects.html

 

[alarson]

Permanent bleachers for the band as well. As a former ISUCF"V"MB member, I know that spreading the band horizontally like that contributes to "phasing" and is bad for staying in sync, but they must be used to it by now.

Eh, im sure it'd be a little better if they were more vertical, but its nowhere near as spread out during shows and whatnot.

 

[chuckd4735]

That $5M poultry farm is on ground I wish would be single family homes.

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So much of this farm land on the S side of Ames is PERFECT for residential development but Iowa State owns most of it... Hundreds and hundreds of jobs are coming to the research park. Young and educated workers want to live closer to their offices so they can bike/walk. A huge missed opportunity for the betterment of Ames. Sorry for the tangent...

The City of Ames agrees with you. Iowa State doesnt care.

 

[wxman1]

Unless I am missing something. The former ISU locker room now visitor locker room as well as the officials locker room is in the Olsen building but I don't see any mention of where those will be located.

 

[chuckd4735]

Unless I am missing something. The former ISU locker room now visitor locker room as well as the officials locker room is in the Olsen building but I don't see any mention of where those will be located.

Page 2, Section c.

The addition to the west side of the Bergstrom Indoor Training Facility would provide dedicated locker rooms, strength and conditioning, and sports medicine facilities for various women’s athletic programs, including the soccer and softball programs, which are currently housed in the Olsen Building.

 

[SoapyCy]

That $5M poultry farm is on ground I wish would be single family homes.

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So much of this farm land on the S side of Ames is PERFECT for residential development but Iowa State owns most of it... Hundreds and hundreds of jobs are coming to the research park. Young and educated workers want to live closer to their offices so they can bike/walk. A huge missed opportunity for the betterment of Ames. Sorry for the tangent...

Iowa State is a private land owner just like any other real estate owner in Ames. They bought the land or were given it many, many years ago before the town grew that way. Not sure why they should be expected to sell their asset just because others didn't think far enough ahead to purchase that land.

 

[cyfan92]

There is a huge development being built right now on S. Duff that does just this. http://jensengroupiowa.net/upcomingprojects.html

That is good to see! I wish Iowa State would see the value in bettering the community. I've spoken with several people who are very hands on at the Research Park and there are tons of issues with access to housing in Ames. So many new hires in the park are living in Ankeny and making the commute because Ames lacks inventory for good $225K-$350K housing

 

[yler4cy]

http://www.iowaregents.edu/media/cms/0218_ITEMpf05ISU_Register_2D730D74255DC.pdf

Just planning documents for now. No designs yet.

I don't see a timeline on this, unless I am looking at it wrong. From Jamie's comments did he give a timeline for it?

 

[wxman1]

Page 2, Section c.

I guess I read that as those are facilities specifically for those sports. Unless they have been using it and just vacating it 6-7 weekends a year and will continue to do so. Also "Addition to the West side of the Bergstrom Indoor Practice Facility" would put it on the hill/storage area between Beach and the building and would mean the visiting teams/refs would be going all the way through our facilities/mixing with our team which was partially the point of moving.

 

[theshadow]

Iowa State is a private land owner just like any other real estate owner in Ames.

Except all of that land is tax-exempt. It would be nice to get some of it on the tax rolls.

 

[cyfan92]

Iowa State is a private land owner just like any other real estate owner in Ames. They bought the land or were given it many, many years ago before the town grew that way. Not sure why they should be expected to sell their asset just because others didn't think far enough ahead to purchase that land.

They 100% don't have to. However, corporate social responsibility for an institution that is tax-exempt and receives taxpayer funding should be more aware.



http://csic.georgetown.edu/magazine...ors-approach-corporate-social-responsibility/

 

[tolfbfan]

Heh, is that an "AIRPORT"?

 

[CYCLNST8]

Heh, is that an "AIRPORT"?

Nope.

 

[SoapyCy]

what's the airport joke?

 

[CYCLNST8]

what's the airport joke?

Not sure; other than recruits & @tolfbfan can't use it.

 

[tolfbfan]

Not sure; other than recruits & @tolfbfan can't use it.

Past staff saying they can't recruit due to no"major" airport. Home sick and bored is motivation. When feeling ill, humor gage must also be inaccurate.

 

[ribsnwhiskey]

That is good to see! I wish Iowa State would see the value in bettering the community. I've spoken with several people who are very hands on at the Research Park and there are tons of issues with access to housing in Ames. So many new hires in the park are living in Ankeny and making the commute because Ames lacks inventory for good $225K-$350K housing

Well unfortunately if this is like the other developments like it in Ankeny and Waukee, it is only 1 & 2 bedroom "higher end" apartments. I thought it was going to be more of a mix but I guess we'll see. There are a lot of $225-350K houses being built now but they are all north.

 

[dunar]

what's the airport joke?

Not sure; other than recruits & @tolfbfan can't use it.

What was CyBer staking out, if it wasn't an airport???