Carson City breaks ground on $8.3 million multi-purpose athletic center (MAC) (with video)

Spadework reached the down-and-dirty stage Thursday when ground was broken for Carson City’s new $8.3 million athletic center.Until now, spadework was a metaphorical term referring to decisions and drawings rather than actual construction. The morning ceremony, which was presided over by Mayor Robert Crowell, put the multi-purpose athletic center (MAC) project on Russell Way ju