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RIP Duck Pond Field

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RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by T-Dog » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:19 pm

ASU closed financially on the West Campus project on Thursday.

https://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/ap ... 36b6b.html

Today, all the Duck Pond Field trees were cut down and it was being prepped for fencing.

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by HighlandsApp » Fri Feb 15, 2019 4:39 pm

Are they relocating the Ginko trees from stadium lot? There are dozens of them.

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by Arsenal App » Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:03 pm

So sad for those ducks. They were always fed the best hallucinogenic drugs in the state of North Carolina.

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:43 pm

Is the Duck Pond gone for good or just being fenced off for a bit during construction? The picture seems to imply the pond will stay, at least in some form.
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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by NoLongerLurking » Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:31 pm

Field. FIELD.

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by AppKing21 » Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:40 pm

McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:43 pm
Is the Duck Pond gone for good or just being fenced off for a bit during construction? The picture seems to imply the pond will stay, at least in some form.
The field is separated from the pond by Trivette. Only the field has been gated. The trees have been cut and are in a pile. Some of the paver stones at the Front entrance of Trivette have been removed as well.

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by mountaineerman » Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:55 pm

AppKing21 wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:40 pm
McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:43 pm
Is the Duck Pond gone for good or just being fenced off for a bit during construction? The picture seems to imply the pond will stay, at least in some form.
The field is separated from the pond by Trivette. Only the field has been gated. The trees have been cut and are in a pile. Some of the paver stones at the Front entrance of Trivette have been removed as well.
I’m not a tree hugger by any means. but Why couldn’t those trees have been transplanted? I’m a GC and that can be done as inexpensive as cutting and hauling off. Those trees have been through a lot lol.

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by BeauFoster » Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:32 pm

mountaineerman wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:55 pm
AppKing21 wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:40 pm
McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:43 pm
Is the Duck Pond gone for good or just being fenced off for a bit during construction? The picture seems to imply the pond will stay, at least in some form.
The field is separated from the pond by Trivette. Only the field has been gated. The trees have been cut and are in a pile. Some of the paver stones at the Front entrance of Trivette have been removed as well.
I’m not a tree hugger by any means. but Why couldn’t those trees have been transplanted? I’m a GC and that can be done as inexpensive as cutting and hauling off. Those trees have been through a lot lol.
Those trees were quite old and mature. Transplanting then would have been severely cost prohibitive. Maybe a school like Harvard, with an endowment greater than those of most nations could afford that, but not App.
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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by AppinVA » Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:50 pm

BeauFoster wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:32 pm
mountaineerman wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:55 pm
AppKing21 wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 7:40 pm
McLeansvilleAppFan wrote:
Fri Feb 15, 2019 6:43 pm
Is the Duck Pond gone for good or just being fenced off for a bit during construction? The picture seems to imply the pond will stay, at least in some form.
The field is separated from the pond by Trivette. Only the field has been gated. The trees have been cut and are in a pile. Some of the paver stones at the Front entrance of Trivette have been removed as well.
I’m not a tree hugger by any means. but Why couldn’t those trees have been transplanted? I’m a GC and that can be done as inexpensive as cutting and hauling off. Those trees have been through a lot lol.
Those trees were quite old and mature. Transplanting then would have been severely cost prohibitive. Maybe a school like Harvard, with an endowment greater than those of most nations could afford that, but not App.
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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by mountaineerman » Fri Feb 15, 2019 9:07 pm

Well it’s 600$ per tree to spade and transplant seems reasonable to me

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by Rekdiver » Sat Feb 16, 2019 7:48 pm

Duck pond field is gone for good...

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by NoLongerLurking » Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:47 pm

Hod-ahmighty...........We done got a botanist/landscaper on our hands. I hate the off season. Cut the trees, raze it to the ground.... Why would you think the equipment needed for your $600 per tree project are available in Boone? Why does it matter when you likely live in a house made of wood? Why feed the trolls that call folks tree-huggers when it actually matters for a few invasive trees in a field of debauchery? Why?

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by appdaze » Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:57 pm

Will there be any green space left that made the campus so fantastic? How much longer before the park is gone as well? I understand expansion/growth is needed but the expense of what makes a campus unique isn't always the best plan.

To quote the Counting Crows:
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got til its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by NoLongerLurking » Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:58 pm

appdaze wrote:
Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:57 pm
Will there be any green space left that made the campus so fantastic? How much longer before the park is gone as well? I understand expansion/growth is needed but the expense of what makes a campus unique isn't always the best plan.

To quote the Counting Crows:
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got til its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
The entire campus will return to forest when the inevitable trillion dollar bubble known as student debt bursts. Just be patient.

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by mountaineerman » Sat Feb 16, 2019 9:10 pm

NoLongerLurking wrote:
Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:47 pm
Hod-ahmighty...........We done got a botanist/landscaper on our hands. I hate the off season. Cut the trees, raze it to the ground.... Why would you think the equipment needed for your $600 per tree project are available in Boone? Why does it matter when you likely live in a house made of wood? Why feed the trolls that call folks tree-huggers when it actually matters for a few invasive trees in a field of debauchery? Why?
Dang lurk you drunk? Simply stating a point. I really don’t care either way. I’m two hours away from Boone in Hendersonville and can get it done for that. Yes I do live in a wood framed house and brick as 99% of Americans do ... stupid post.

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by NoLongerLurking » Sat Feb 16, 2019 9:21 pm

https://www.bloombergquint.com/business ... 66-billion



I guess we have 8-12 more years before the delinquency reaches 1 trillion. Hope we get a NY6 win sooner than later.

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by CharlotteApp05 » Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:03 pm

appdaze wrote:
Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:57 pm
Will there be any green space left that made the campus so fantastic? How much longer before the park is gone as well? I understand expansion/growth is needed but the expense of what makes a campus unique isn't always the best plan.

To quote the Counting Crows:
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got til its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Not a bad quote, but if you’re gonna use it, Joni Mitchell.

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by booneboy92 » Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:35 pm

CharlotteApp05 wrote:
Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:03 pm
appdaze wrote:
Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:57 pm
Will there be any green space left that made the campus so fantastic? How much longer before the park is gone as well? I understand expansion/growth is needed but the expense of what makes a campus unique isn't always the best plan.

To quote the Counting Crows:
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got til its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
Not a bad quote, but if you’re gonna use it, Joni Mitchell.
OMG!... Beat me to it!.... although the Crows’ version and the Crows’ themselves are awesome!.... BTW, all credit goes to Hendrix for The National Anthem!!!!.... Who’s Francis Scott Key?!?! Lol! 😜

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by booneboy92 » Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:38 pm

But yes, RIP Duck Pond Field.... walked up and looked around after the b’ball game today.... bittersweet, but looking forward to what’s ahead!

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Re: RIP Duck Pond Field

Unread post by Appftw » Sat Feb 16, 2019 10:39 pm

appdaze wrote:
Sat Feb 16, 2019 8:57 pm
Will there be any green space left that made the campus so fantastic? How much longer before the park is gone as well? I understand expansion/growth is needed but the expense of what makes a campus unique isn't always the best plan.

To quote the Counting Crows:
Don't it always seem to go
That you don't know what you've got til its gone
They paved paradise
And put up a parking lot
They’ve definitely thought about green space and ground permeability with this project. Stadium lot will be replaced with dorms and green space. We’re literally getting rid of a parking lot in favor of more green space for this project.

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