"The decision to abandon an athletic stadium involves emotional and economic factors," he wrote.
The west site has sports facilities such as an athletic stadium, tennis courts and baseball grounds.
A 14,000,000 dollar multi-purpose athletic stadium was constructed in 2006.
A subsequent addition added a new industrial arts/locker room and an athletic stadium completed in 1980.
At the time of the fire, plans were already underway to build a new school on the property next to the athletic stadium.
It was impossible to cross in Musan, so the girls walked past the main athletic stadium and into the mountains north of the city.
"But here we had an athletic stadium beyond repair and had to replace it."
Over the summer of 2009, the athletic stadium had lights and an artificial turf surface installed.
It was like being on the playing field in a thronged athletic stadium.
Nothing seems to come cheap these days, particularly new athletic stadiums.