KINGSTON – The $22 million renovation project at Kingston’s Dietz Stadium, announced in 2021 continues, despite rain that has kept the Hudson Valley dampened for months. In March, Kingston Mayor Steven Noble said that nearly all the renovations would be completed by Fall 2024.
The Dietz Stadium Improvements Project is a major undertaking to renovate and modernize the facility.
Dietz Stadium renovations include:
- Exterior renovations of the grandstand, including improved ADA access, a 50-yard line access tunnel to the locker rooms, new benches, and press box upgrades
- Interior renovations of the grandstand, including upgrades to the restrooms, new locker rooms, new mechanical/ electrical services, coaches offices, training room, and improved storage facilities
- New track surfacing, new turf field, and new LED stadium lighting
- New scoreboard with large-screen broadcasting
- All new underground utilities: water, sewer, storm, electric & communications
- Removal of the old concession building and admin building and construction of a new 100’ x 36’ open-air pavilion with food truck hook-ups, concession booth, and referee locker room
- Visitor side concession area with two restrooms
- Expanded grassed practice area with a track & field equipment storage building
- New gated ticket booth grandstand entrance
- Bus parking at stadium entrance, new parking lots with green infrastructure
- Improved access loop road and sidewalks around the stadium
- Two-way access/egress to Hurley Avenue as well as Joys Lane
- Relocated basketball court with benches and lighting
- Pedestrian access/egress walk to Joys Lane near Kingstone Insurance
- New stadium perimeter fencing
- Improved Wi-Fi and security cameras
- Landscaping, including 120+ new trees
The Dietz Stadium Improvements Project was kick-started with $2.5 million from the City of Kingston’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative award which helped create the Dietz Stadium Master Plan and designs as well as portions of Phase 1, such as the Andretta Pool Improvements and the installation of a new splash pad. The City of Kingston has also received two New York State grants for green infrastructure improvements to the parking lot and surrounding drive, $1.5 million from the Environmental Facilities Corporation and $1 million from the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Information on the entire plan can be found here.
