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Paducah, McCracken County leaders reach deal on outdoor sports complex interlocal agreement | News
The first design rendering for the outdoor sports complex. MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY — McCracken County Judge Executive Craig Clymer and Paducah Mayor George Bray have reached an agreement on the terms of an interlocal agreement for the outdoor sports complex project, Clymer announced Thursday. A news release from Clymer’s office says he and Bray met Thursday and reached an agreement on the contract, which would lay out the city and county’s duties regarding the design, construction, funding, equipping, operation, management and maintenance of the $42 million project. Next, the two will seek approval of the interlocal agreement from the city commission, the county fiscal county and the McCracken County Sports Tourism Commission.…
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Largest indoor sports complex in West Virginia to be built in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Leaders from the City of Charleston and Kanawha County announced a draft plan Wednesday to build the largest indoor sports complex in West Virginia. “One of the biggest requests that we receive are activities for families, recreation, things to do, and we are going to deliver today,” said Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango. “The number one thing that people have said to me constantly, being mayor for the past three and a half years, the number one thing – invest in our youth,” said Mayor Goodwin. “Well, today we are going to do that.” The Capital Sports Center, which will have the capacity to host major…
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City exploring indoor sports complex in Port of Dubuque
Dubuque City Council meeting Dubuque City Council members will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, July 25, in the second-floor chambers of the Historic Federal Building, 350 W. Sixth St. The meeting will be shown live on Mediacom cable channels 8 and 117.2, at cityofdubuque.org/media and at facebook.com/cityofdubuque. A full meeting agenda with links containing supporting documents can be found at bit.ly/3bPILe5. Dubuque City Council members this week will examine a consultant’s proposal to build a sports and entertainment center in the Port of Dubuque. City of Dubuque staff will present the results of a feasibility study examining what such a complex could look like and cost, which could be as…
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Phases laid out for outdoor sports complex
The planned outdoor sports complex in Brandon is estimated to cost approximately $16 million to build, with a three-year construction schedule starting this fall, it was revealed at Monday’s Brandon City Council meeting. At the meeting, manager of parks operations Bryce Wilson delivered a progress update on the creation of the complex destined to be built east of First Street North and south of Veterans Way. The estimated price tag includes a 30 per cent contingency in case of unexpected costs or cost overruns. Phase 1 of the project, expected to start construction this year and continue next year, is supposed to cost around $6,726,000 with $8,743,800 being put aside…
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City again looking into potential indoor sports complex; Mayor says mall would be best location
Owensboro City Commissioners on Tuesday approved moving forward with examining the possibility of constructing an indoor sports facility. A representative for Pinnacle Indoor Sports said the complex could be an 88,000 square foot building costing roughly $16 million depending on the location, which has not been determined. Norm Gill, Partner at Pinnacle Indoor Sports, said they conducted a market study in 2018 to determine Owensboro’s need and/or the community desires for such a facility. Gill said when they reconducted the study earlier this year, they heard from several people and the responses were similar to the first time around. “It’s positive. I’ll get to the punch line. There is nothing…
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OAW Sports Complex in New Berlin suffers partial collapse from severe weather
NEW BERLIN, Wis. — The roof of the OAW Indoor Sports Complex in New Berlin partially collapsed, in large part due to rain and severe weather Tuesday night, authorities say. A city of New Berlin spokesperson wrote in a statement that crews responded to the building around 7:47 p.m. for a partial collapse with as many as 50 people inside. They shut off the natural gas line to the building because a strong odor was coming from the front door. The owner of the building told fire crews that he was confident everyone got out, after reviewing onsite security camera footage. The spokesperson says crews deemed the building “very unsafe.” No one…
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