Construction soon to wrap on Cassville concession stand
The new site of the Cassville concession stand at Wildcat Stadium. The new stand features larger bathrooms and more space to store chilled products, as well as twice the window space with digitally displayed menus.
July 24, 2019
Vinnie Roberts
Since January 15, Cassville R-IV School District employees and independent contractors have been hard at work on a new concession stand at Wildcat Stadium. After seven months of construction efforts, the project is expected to be fully complete in late July.
The original concession stand was demolished on January 15 and construction began not soon after, with Cassville’s maintenance department handling preliminary electrical wiring and voltage until construction on the new stand began in April.
The original stand was demolished due to several issues related to access and space. After several years of construction, the old stand sat much lower than the asphalt around it, meaning anyone entering the stand had to step down off the asphalt to the stand. This created a trip hazard as well as difficulty with bringing in goods. The facility also lacked a sufficient number of restrooms to serve the public during games.
The new facility features a window that is double the size of the previous one for the purpose of serving more customers at once. It also features expanded restroom facilities with the number of stalls in the men’s restroom jumping from four to six and the number of stalls in the women’s restroom jumping from six to nine.
The new facility also features a larger cooler for storing drinks, food and other cold items.
Construction for the main facility was handled by Lowe Construction, owned by Bud Lowe, of Cassville. Lowe was assisted by Superior Metal. Lowe Construction was awarded the bid in late March for the amount of $169,314.
Cassville Schools’ maintenance department handled the electrical needs for the concession stand.
According to Dusty Reid, Cassville Schools’ director of facilities and operations, the construction of the facility itself was completed ahead of schedule, enabling the team to work on several other changes to the area around the stand.
Cassville’s maintenance department reduced the size of several curbs on the premises to reduce tripping hazards. They also replaced the asphalt around the stand in order to protect against and more effectively drain storm water.
Additionally, the maintenance department is working out a means to have television menu displays at the stand window.
The final total for these additional changes wasn’t available at time of publication, but is expected to fall between $15,000 and $20,000. Even with upgrades, the total amount was well below the initial projected maximum of $300,000.
Vinnie Roberts
Since January 15, Cassville R-IV School District employees and independent contractors have been hard at work on a new concession stand at Wildcat Stadium. After seven months of construction efforts, the project is expected to be fully complete in late July.
The original concession stand was demolished on January 15 and construction began not soon after, with Cassville’s maintenance department handling preliminary electrical wiring and voltage until construction on the new stand began in April.
The original stand was demolished due to several issues related to access and space. After several years of construction, the old stand sat much lower than the asphalt around it, meaning anyone entering the stand had to step down off the asphalt to the stand. This created a trip hazard as well as difficulty with bringing in goods. The facility also lacked a sufficient number of restrooms to serve the public during games.
The new facility features a window that is double the size of the previous one for the purpose of serving more customers at once. It also features expanded restroom facilities with the number of stalls in the men’s restroom jumping from four to six and the number of stalls in the women’s restroom jumping from six to nine.
The new facility also features a larger cooler for storing drinks, food and other cold items.
Construction for the main facility was handled by Lowe Construction, owned by Bud Lowe, of Cassville. Lowe was assisted by Superior Metal. Lowe Construction was awarded the bid in late March for the amount of $169,314.
Cassville Schools’ maintenance department handled the electrical needs for the concession stand.
According to Dusty Reid, Cassville Schools’ director of facilities and operations, the construction of the facility itself was completed ahead of schedule, enabling the team to work on several other changes to the area around the stand.
Cassville’s maintenance department reduced the size of several curbs on the premises to reduce tripping hazards. They also replaced the asphalt around the stand in order to protect against and more effectively drain storm water.
Additionally, the maintenance department is working out a means to have television menu displays at the stand window.
The final total for these additional changes wasn’t available at time of publication, but is expected to fall between $15,000 and $20,000. Even with upgrades, the total amount was well below the initial projected maximum of $300,000.
