Greensboro Coliseum Asks For Improvements

About $15 million worth of the projects could begin as soon as this year, with the council’s approval. Improvements could add more bathrooms and better concession stands to the upper concourse of the coliseum, replacement of 20-year-old stadium seats, widening the concourse of the Greensboro Aquatic Center. In addition, coliseum officials have found the hallway is too narrow to accommodate the crowds it has drawn.

Bond Referendum

• $30 million: A new performing arts center would replace War Memorial Auditorium. Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax money (City Council can approve.)
• $13.8 million: 10 coliseum improvement projects, including replacing lower-level seats and scoreboard.
• $6 million: This would supplement the bond referendum for a new performing arts center.
• $4.2 million: New roof for coliseum and Special Events Center.
• $2.3 million: Renovate the former Canada Dry building for a possible location of Greensboro Visitors Center, Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Greensboro Sports Commission. $2 million: Resurface parking lots and buy land for more lots.
• $850,000: Special Events Center projects: add meeting rooms; install new exterior facade.
• $600,000: Install a wind deflector and diving video scoreboard and widen the concourse at the Greensboro Aquatic Center.
• $250,000: Install canopy over stage and add reserved seating at White Oak Amphitheatre.

Greensboro Coliseum complex pitches $60M in projects : News-Record.com : Greensboro