FACILITY NOTES

          In an extensive feature, the SEATTLE TIMES' Alex Fryer
     examined how the cost of the Mariners' new Safeco Field
     increased from $417M to a record $517M: "How the cost of the
     new baseball stadium ballooned $100 million over original
     forecasts is a complicated tale. ... The frenetic pace of
     construction left little time for architects, engineers and
     construction crews to take a breath and choose less costly
     alternatives" (SEATTLE TIMES, 5/20)....The cost of the
     Broncos' new stadium "has grown beyond" the $360M figure
     used in last year's election campaign.  The stadium board
     approved a design and construction contract yesterday with
     the price "left blank."  The board promised to announce a
     cost figure within a few weeks (ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 5/21).