White Plains CitizeNetReporter - Super Developer Will Contribute $$$ to Renovation of WPHS Loucks Field

WPCNR PRESS BOX. By John F. Bailey. July 11, 2006: The Mayor's Office stated today that Louis Cappelli, "The Super Developer" is going to make a large donation, the amount to be determined at this time, to the City School District towards the planned estimated $6 Million renovation of Loucks Field, the White Plains High School football stadium into a state-of-the-art artificial surface all-purpose 2,500 seat stadium. Geoffrey Thompson, spokesman for Cappelli Enterprises, confirmed exclusively to WPCNR moments "definitely. Something's in the works." Thompson said the details of Mr. Cappelli's support will be announced in two days. Loucks Field Plan As Shown the Capital Projects Committee in June. Photo, WPCNR Sports. Louis Cappelli, "The Super Developer" at his 221 Main Ritz-Carlton site in May, 2006. Mr. Cappelli, according to Paul Wood, the Mayor's Executive Officer, has contributed $12 Million to the City of White Plains in donations to various causes, housing funds, and public service projects since he came to the city. Cappelli is now planning to contribute to renovation the Loucks football stadium at White Plains High School. Photo WPCNR News Archive. Loucks Field Model, Looking North West. As Displayed on Thanksgiving Day, 2005. Photo, WPCNR Sports Archive. Loucks Field. March, 2006. Viewed Looking Northeast. Deteriorating Bleachers are shown across the field. Photo, WPCNR Sports Archive. This afternoon, Paul Wood, Executive Officer for Mayor Joseph Delfino, (a big supporter of WPHS athletics), announced to WPCNR this afternoon that the Mayor had been negotiating with Mr. Cappelli to convince "The Super Developer" to contribute to the renovation of the stadium, and that Mr. Cappelli has agreed to help, the terms of which are being worked out, Wood said. Recent meetings of the Board of Education Capital Projects Committee have leaned towards executing the Loucks Field renovation, but not going ahead with the Parker Stadium (at Highlands School) renovation. A minority of citizens in the city have been pushing for a renovated Loucks Field (where the national high school track meet, the Loucks Games are hosted annually) in order that the city might host state championships in football, soccer, lacrosse and field hockey, four sports that would be configured into the artificial turf surface. The Louis Cappelli contribution confirmed today by the Cappelli organization and City Hall would bring down the cost of the $67 Million bond being considered by the Capital Project Committee, if most of the WPHS field cost were covered by other sources. Asked if the city was speaking with Martin Ginsburg, the other developer on Main Street building the Pinnacle project, for a similar contribution, Wood said they were not. The Superintendent of Schools, Timothy Connors, said he did not know of Mr. Cappelli's involvement yet in the project, but looked forward to it.


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