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Williams Stadium upgrades approved by city council

By J. Mike Blake
mblake@newsobserver.com

RALEIGH The Athens Drive High School students, parents and faculty who attended the Raleigh City Council meeting Tuesday afternoon -- and there were about 80 of them -- waited almost two hours to hear the words they had been hoping for, and were almost told "come back later."

After a few last-minute tweaks and some deliberation on -- of all things -- the location of certain sewer lines, those Athens Drive supporters left the meeting happy.

Athens Drive stadium one step closer to renovation

The Athens Drive community inched one step closer to beginning the first improvements to its stadium since the school opened in 1978.

On Thursday night, the Raleigh parks & recreation board recommended the school's plans to renovate Williams Stadium to the city council.

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