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Judge dismisses case seeking to force an election on Des Moines schools' stadium plans businessrecord.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from businessrecord.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A district court judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to at least pause Des Moines Public Schools plan to build a $19.5 million stadium in partnership with Drake University. The lawsuit filed by four Des Moines residents with the Save Our Stadiums group claimed the school district s failure to hold a special election vote on the plan effects a total and complete disenfranchisement of the electorate and violated the 14th Amendment and due process clause of the Constitution. The Des Moines School Board approved the agreement between the Des Moines schools and Drake University to build a 4,000-seat stadium east of the Knapp Center last year. The stadium will serve as the home football field for four of Des Moines five high schools and host high school and Drake soccer games. ....
Judge dismisses lawsuit intended to halt Des Moines stadium sfgate.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sfgate.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
bids from contractors because each exceeds the district’s budget for a planned stadium at Drake University. The total cost of the stadium to be built next to the Knapp Center is projected to be $19.5 million, including construction, architecture and design, utilities, furnishings, permits, inspections and other necessities. The district will pay $15 million from a sales tax fund called SAVE (Secure an Advanced Vision for Education) and Drake will raise the remaining $4.5 million through private donations. Six bids for only the construction element of the full project submitted to the district last week range from $17.9 million to $19.3 million. These construction bids don t leave enough funds for the rest of the project needs, district spokesperson Phil Roeder said in an email. ....