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NSC National Sports Center Ice Arena M^SC. . S~ ~,:, ~~ " '- NAnONAL ~ SPORTS U P D ATE ~r;tlff~TA -", CENTER -" "9I..)JNEMlNIVESOTA COMMISSION MASC Sets Time Table For Quad Ice Center At the May meeting of the Minnesota Amateur Sports Commission (MASC), the board indicated that it would like all city approvals for the National Sports Center Four Sheet Ice Arena completed by the October 4th Mighty Ducks grant deadline. MASC members felt that the North Metro Cities should have all their approvals in place in order to receive a Mighty Ducks grant. The MASC is hopeful that the various cities would receive final approvals by the June-August 15th time period. This would allow Anoka County to have the month of September to approve the seven million dollar general obligation bond financing. Before this can be done, Anoka County needs to have all the city approvals in place first. Who's Who in the Quad approvals. This final approval includes a As cities proceed with making $500,000 payment/rink and a 20-25 year . necessary approvals, the likely make up commitment to 2080 hours per rink per of the quad ice arena is becoming year. increasingly apparent. The MASC has The MASC reports that the most prob- set a procedure of a two step process for able candidates, because of pending a city to become involved as a final part- meetings scheduled in the NSC Ice ner in the NSC Ice Center. Center are the following: First a city and/or affiliate associations Rink 1: Coon Rapids - must provide eamest money of $5000. Rink 2: Blaine Currently the following seven Rink 3: Mounds View, Shoreview, I communities have paid $5000 to reserve Arden Hills, New Brighton their place in the quad: 1) Coon Rapids, Rink 4: Brooklyn Park These four rinks worth of cities are . 2) Blaine, 3) Mounds View, 4)lrondale expected to have scheduled council hockey associations (on behalf of review meetings by the time of this Shoreview, Arden Hills, New Brighton, newsletter (June 12, 1996). I Mounds View), 5) Forest Lake, 6)Spring However, Forest Lake, Spring Lake Lake Park, and as of June 5th, 1996 Park and Centennial all have an 7) Brooklyn Park. opportunity to become part of the quad if . Second, after the eamest money is they are able to complete necessary city paid, a community secures its final approvals within the deadlines. participation in the NSC Ice Center by first . scheduling council reviews and then scheduling a meeting for full city council .e .