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The Fargodome is doing the hurry-up offense on new artificial turf.

A project that was scheduled for replacement in 2015 as part of its master plan has an outside shot of being installed by next fall with a more realistic goal of 2012, said Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn, who represents the city on the dome finance committee.

It would be financed from the dome’s reserve fund, currently at $29 million, Piepkorn said, with NDSU kicking in a portion of the estimated $3 million replacement bill.

“Even though there is enough money in the dome fund, we would want NDSU to participate in paying for the turf,” Piepkorn said. “That’s the fair thing.”

Agreed, said NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor, who said the school may look at a potential sponsor for the turf.

That’s not all the dome has in mind for projects, Piepkorn said. He said new a lighting system is expected to be completed in the next year and plans call for building a separate restroom/hospitality facility in the tailgating section west of the dome. Tailgating has blossomed in the last several years at Bison football games.

“Maybe we’ll have a little area for a band to play,” Piepkorn said. “And another thing is power for all those big campers and busses. There are a lot of things you could do, but you have to gradually spend money. You have to continually look at things.”

BlackFalkin wrote:You need to replace tha fargodome with an open air stadium, ya friggin pansies.

clenz wrote:So is this new turf actually going to have a NDSU logo...for the fugly FargoDome logo running from 30-30

FargoBison wrote:Agreed, said NDSU athletic director Gene Taylor, who said the school may look at a potential sponsor for the turf.

FargoBison wrote:It will be the same turf the St. Louis Rams have, it basically rolls as one big piece and is stored in a pit under the endzone.

TwinTownBisonFan wrote:as i recall, the dome doesn't really have a place to store it near the field - they roll it up in strips and stash it in the hallway on the west (and presumably east) side of the service corridors. (at least that's how they did it when i was there for my graduation in 03)

JayJ79 wrote:

FargoBison wrote:It will be the same turf the St. Louis Rams have, it basically rolls as one big piece and is stored in a pit under the endzone.

field turf (with the infill pellets and whatnot), or just replacing the old-style astroturf?

I like the notion of rolling it as one big piece and storing it in a pit/basement. but if that is field turf, that has got to be one HUGE (and heavy) roll.

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FargoBison wrote:

JayJ79 wrote: field turf (with the infill pellets and whatnot), or just replacing the old-style astroturf?

I like the notion of rolling it as one big piece and storing it in a pit/basement. but if that is field turf, that has got to be one HUGE (and heavy) roll.

I think this stuff is kind of like a hybrid between the infill turf with pellets and the old style.

Northern Michigan also uses it..

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Designed for both portable and permanent use either indoors or outdoors, PureGrass looks and plays like natural grass. Providing maximum shock absorbency, PureGrass is compatible with a number of shock pads and base options. Base construction can be concrete, crushed stone, E-Layer® or asphalt.

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TwinTownBisonFan wrote:

FargoBison wrote:
I think this stuff is kind of like a hybrid between the infill turf with pellets and the old style.

Northern Michigan also uses it..





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stuff kinda looks like shit...

FARGO – The proposed new artificial turf for the Fargodome is alive and kicking. The Fargo Dome Authority on Tuesday unanimously approved preliminary plans to move the project forward and indications point to a new “Pure Grass 3D” system by the fall of 2012.

There were no objections to the Fargo Dome Authority Building Committee’s report of two cost estimates for the new turf, both by Astroturf. One, called Game Day Synthetic System, has an infill product with no padding at the cost of $2.45 million. The other, called Pure Grass 3D, has a padding but no infill at a cost of $2.52 million.

Fargodome general manager Rob Sobolik said his recommendation to the Dome Authority will be to go with the Pure Grass, which also carries an option of having one year to add infill to the product.

“My preference would be to use it, and maybe we do need to add the one pound per square foot infill,” Sobolik said.

Pure Grass has a pad with 5/8-inch thickness. The advantage of not having infill product is the dome would not have to deal with the tracking of the shredded rubber in the lower level.