My thanks to everyone who has provided input regarding the expansion of First Market Stadium at the University of Richmond. I appreciate your many comments, questions and reactions to our plans. Your thoughts are welcomed, and it is for this reason that we're once again holding additional community meetings in April to outline and discuss our progress with the stadium project.

Similar to the meetings held last April, we will be conducting two meetings on campus to discuss the progress on the stadium process. The first meeting will take place April 1 in Room 118 at Jepson Hall (building 17 on the campus map: http://www.richmond.edu/visit/directions/campusmap.pdf) and the second meeting will take place on April 29 in the Brown-Alley Room at Weinstein Hall (building 8 on the campus map).

We will address issues of concern that have been expressed to us - focusing on traffic, lighting, parking and noise - and give updates in regard to the process surrounding our Special Use Permit ("SUP") application. As many of you may already know, we recently filed our SUP application with the City of Richmond and it is currently under review by City Planning Staff. The SUP filing will require a formal public meeting process and we want to ensure that we are communicating effectively with our neighbors and stadium stakeholders.

We continue to seek the input and involvement of our community members and our neighbors and will communicate our responses to the issues raised. We will also share any progress made in the SUP review process as it occurs. In the meantime, I encourage you to continue to send me your questions and to check this website for updates on our stadium plans.

Jim Miller
Director of Athletics