Doug Miller Family Sports dome in Parma collapses during high winds
Doug Miller Family Sports Dome collapses after high winds Jan. 1, 2019 (Photo: Victoria Freile)
A sports dome in Parma collapsed early Tuesday morning burst of high winds in the Rochester region.
The Doug Miller Family Sports Park, also called Glacier Ridge Sports Park, on Route 104 collapsed sometime between 4:30 and 6 am, said business owner Doug Miller, who played for the Rochester Rhinos and the indoor Rochester Lancers.
Early Tuesday, the Rochester region was under a High Wind Warning from the National Weather Service, which recorded a peak wind of 61 mph at the Greater Rochester International Airport at 3:52 am
The strongest winds were between 2 and 4 am and consistently stayed between 55 and 60 mph, said Weather Service Meteorologist Jon Hitchcock.
Miller said it appeared that some sort of micro-burst moved through the area. , "he said. "And the dome came down."
The white-topped air-supported dome covered 72,000 square feet of inside space.
Located at 4618 W. Ridge Road, the complex is just inside Parma town limits, near Manitou Road. , about 100 feet west of the Greece town line.
Miller said he first learned from the damage when he checked his video surveillance cameras Tuesday morning. "I didn't see the indoor field and wonder why I couldn" t see the indoor field, "he said. So I came across here and saw the devastation. "
Throughout the morning gusts continued to lift portions of the shredded dome in the air. Several large poles with newly installed LED lights, tower over the 30-care complex. [19659010] "Tuesday," said Miller, "he may contact anything in insurance evaluations." Miller said he contacted his insurance carrier, town officials and sheriff's deputies regarding the damage. He said he's currently in a "holding pattern" on what's next for insurance to evaluate the air-supported domain.
In the meantime, he has moved equipment stored in the domain into Another building and is trying to find other venues for those who use his complex.
Winter is the center of busy season, Miller said, with nearly 3,000 children training on the indoor fields and around 10,000 people visiting the complex on a busy weekend.
Doug Miller Family Sports Dome after collapsing (Photo: Victoria Freile)
"This is not what I wanted to wake up to in 2019," he said. But "God works all things for the good. I'm just trying to figure out what's on the other side."
The domain first went up in 1996 when the business debuted as The Golf Dome. Miller bought the facility in 2009, primarily for a youth-soccer program he runs.
The campus also includes two outdoor fields for warm-weather months.
Other inflatable domes have also suffered from harsh weather conditions. The Concord Monitor in New Hampshire reported in March 2017 on the collapse of the Hampshire Dome in Milford and the closure of The Bubble at Franklin Pierce University when the PVC-coated polyester structures were damaged by heavy snow.
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Indoor Lancers Games
After ceasing operations in 2015, the indoor Lancers have returned with Miller as head coach. Their 7 p.m. Season opener is Friday at the Detroit Waza Arena, 2695 E. Henrietta Road. They also play the Cincinnati Swerve at 7 pm Saturday at the Dome. Gates open at 6 pm both nights. Rochester has a 12-match schedule.
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