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Panama City Beach to consider long-term lease for D-BAT facility
PANAMA CITY BEACH — Construction of a new indoor sports training facility could be around the corner for the Beach. In a City Council meeting on Thursday, local officials are slated to consider a negotiation agreement for the development of a D-BAT Sports facility on about 4 acres of an 8-acre parcel of available land at Frank Brown Park. The parcel currently is a dirt parking lot. PCB leaders in January issued a request for proposals to develop the city-owned property, which is located within the park’s footprint along Panama City Beach Parkway (Back Beach Road). Dubbed the better fit for area, D-BAT was one of two companies that applied. The other, L&D LLC,…