The Shadow
CLIFTON FORGE — The Virginia Tech design/ buildLAB and Clifton Forge Little League have an-nounced that they will be partnering on the design and construction of a new field house, including concessions and restrooms, during the 2013/2014 academic year.
The new field house will be located at the Col. Tom Dotson Park in eastern Alleghany County.
The project is funded largely by a $90,000 grant awarded by The Alleghany Foundation this past spring.
Local fundraising efforts by Clifton Forge Little League, along with volunteer services from Branch Highways, Inc., and from the Virginia Tech design/ build LAB will all come together to make this project possible.
Over the next several months, students will be conducting research and organizing community inter-views, particularly with Little League families and volunteer for the league. Through their research and collaboration with the community, the students will develop a range of designs for the project in order to facilitate discussions with the community.
The date for the first public design input meeting will be announced later this fall.
Progess of the project can be followed on the Virginia Tech design/build LAB Facebook page at www.facebook.com/designbuild lab. The students will be updating the blog through each stage of the design and construction process.
