FACILITY NOTES

          The KS State Senate cleared the way for a proposed
     $252M speedway in Wyandotte County (K.C. STAR, 2/18)....In
     Charlotte, Tom Sorensen wrote on the Hornets' pursuit of a
     new arena and the role of Hornets Owner George Shinn:
     "During the last campaign, the pro-arena crowd considered
     Shinn a liability, and it kept him in the shadows.  If the
     Hornets want a new building, they need to keep him there"
     (CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 2/17)....In Boston, Will McDonough
     wrote that the Red Sox "are interested in building a new
     Fenway Park down the street" from the current park.  The
     plan calls for the team to stay at Fenway until the new park
     is built. The current site would then be "developed
     commercially to revitalize the Kenmore Square area." 
     McDonough: "It's the only thing the Sox have going at the
     moment, and there is a lot of interest" (BOSTON GLOBE 2/14).