The University of Alabama Meeting with the Campus Master Plan Committee. The Chair distributed a sign-in list. The university needs a Welcome Center. Several possible areas were discussed, including along the north side of University Boulevard on the East Side of campus, and along the West Side of McCorvey Drive, south of River Road. Reconciliation of the Athletic Facilities Master Plan and the Campus Master Plan is an important issue for the 1998 Update.
Utilities located in the eastern portion of campus are an important issue.
This includes the relocation of the electric lines along McFarland Boulevard. The Campus Master Plan Committee supports the acquisition of an additional 19.2 acres of land from Bryce Hospital. The parcel is located on the north side of Campus drive, just west of McFarland Boulevard. The area on the East Side of McFarland has many gravesites. The plan should explore other possible acquisitions from Bryce Hospital if the land is not needed by the hospital, and could be used for university purposes.