The cost to repair Dunn Meadow was $265,599.15, according to a costs summary obtained by the Indiana Daily Student on Thursday.
That’s over $165,000 more than IU’s initial August estimate for the restoration costs.
Among the costs were $4,040.95 for “Tent Clean up,” $3,302.12 for “Signage” and $5,525.75 for “Graffiti Clean up.”
Another $781.28 went to “Item Sorting,” and $712.30 went to “Tree removal.”
It cost $18,344 to install cameras in Dunn Meadow, which the IDS has observed on at least two lamp posts.
Sidewalk and stage area concrete work totaled $38,127.02. Part of the sidewalk which featured graffiti was replaced entirely during the restoration.
The cost for “Sod Repair” was $99,616.17, which is about $13,000 higher than the contract for the turf, installation, delivery and other charges the IDS obtained in October.
IU cleared a months-long pro-Palestinian encampment in August after the Board of Trustees passed its new Expressive Activity Policy. The university set up a fence around the meadow while it received “extensive repairs” to damage caused by the encampment. The meadow reopened after 136 days in December.
IU and Indiana State Police arrested over 50 people at the encampment in April.
IU Executive Director for Media Relations Mark Bode said in August initial estimates for the repair costs were $100,000 but could increase as work progressed.
Bode did not immediately provide a comment Thursday.
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