<table cellspacing="2" cellpadding="2" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td><span class="ncaaNewsDetail18">Georgia football facility expansion approved</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="center"><span class="ncaaFooter">May 27, 2009 8:34:43 AM</span>
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<span class="ncaaBodyText">Georgia's football facility will be expanded by 53,000 square feet in a $40 million project that will begin this summer.</span></p>
<span class="ncaaBodyText">The Athletic <nobr> <font color="#006600">Association</font></nobr> Board of Directors approved the expansion of Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, which will include a new weight room, athletic training facility and a multi-purpose area. New coaches' offices and meeting rooms are also planned. The project is expected to take 18 to 24 months to complete.</span></p>
<span class="ncaaBodyText">The original facility was dedicated in spring 1987 and cost $12 million. It houses locker rooms, sports medicine and equipment rooms as well as a practice field that includes four full-length football fields. The 85,000 square-foot building also includes the main athletics department offices and the Georgia Bulldog Hall of Fame, an interactive tribute to Georgia's athletics programs.</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
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<span class="ncaaBodyText">Georgia's football facility will be expanded by 53,000 square feet in a $40 million project that will begin this summer.</span></p>
<span class="ncaaBodyText">The Athletic <nobr> <font color="#006600">Association</font></nobr> Board of Directors approved the expansion of Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall, which will include a new weight room, athletic training facility and a multi-purpose area. New coaches' offices and meeting rooms are also planned. The project is expected to take 18 to 24 months to complete.</span></p>
<span class="ncaaBodyText">The original facility was dedicated in spring 1987 and cost $12 million. It houses locker rooms, sports medicine and equipment rooms as well as a practice field that includes four full-length football fields. The 85,000 square-foot building also includes the main athletics department offices and the Georgia Bulldog Hall of Fame, an interactive tribute to Georgia's athletics programs.</span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>