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FACILITY NOTES

          In Toronto, work on the Air Canada Centre "ground to a
     halt" Wednesday, when construction workers honored a picket
     line by striking crane operators.  The strike isn't expected
     to affect the arena's opening (TORONTO STAR, 7/16)....Scott
     Clark, President of Clark Companies, a design and
     construction firm which specializes in athletic fields,
     estimates that the installation of a grass field at Giants
     Stadium will cost $2.5-3M, plus $400,000 to $500,000 a year
     in upkeep.  Giants Stadium is the "first and only testing
     ground" for Clark's new system and Clark's work at the
     Meadowlands is profiled in today's N.Y. POST and N.Y. DAILY
     NEWS (7/17)....The St. Petersburg City Council approved the
     spending of $200,500 in "unexpected" costs for renovations to
     Tropicana Field.  The Devil Rays will split the bill, which
     was for work necessary to ensure the stadium being ready for
     the team's inaugural game in March 31 (TAMPA TRIBUNE, 7/17).

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