FACILITY NOTES

          In N.Y., Bill Pennington writes that "all signs" point
     "toward the approval of a tray-system grass field" at Giants
     Stadium for the 2000 football and soccer seasons (N.Y.
     TIMES, 9/29).  The "initial installation" of a grass field
     is expected to be "more than" $3M, with annual maintenance
     "estimated" at $400,000 (Newark STAR-LEDGER, 9/29)....The
     Packers will "pull out the high-tech" SportGrass at Lambeau
     Field and "replace it with natural grass."  The decision was
     made when the team "realized" that the SportGrass "wasn't
     regenerating sufficiently."  Packers President Bob Harlan
     said the team will have to pay for the replacement, but he
     "wasn't sure how much that would total" (MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
     SENTINEL, 9/29).....The Toronto City Council "gave final
     approval" for a C$32M renovation of the Coliseum at
     Exhibition Place.  The move "cleared the way" for the owners
     of the IHL's former Phoenix Roadrunners to move the team to
     Toronto for the 2000-2001 season (TORONTO SUN, 9/29).