KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Ground will be broken on the new Kalamazoo Indoor Sports Facility this Friday.
The 10:00 a.m. ceremony will be at Holiday Inn Kalamazoo West at 1247 Westgate Drive off of West Main Street.
The facility is expected to boost sports tourism, attract regional and national tournaments, and support long-term economic growth throughout Kalamazoo County.
Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall, Kalamazoo County board chairwoman Jen Strebs, and Kalamazoo city commissioner Jeanne Hess will speak at the event along with what are being called “key project partners.”
The Kalamazoo County Event Center Assessment District Authority says the sports facility is a partnership between the Sports Facilities Companies and Kalamazoo County.
The Kalamazoo Indoor Sports Facility will be a 135,000-square-foot complex with eight full-size basketball courts which will be convertible to 24 pickleball courts and 16 volleyball courts. A 200-by-85-foot indoor turf field will also be installed.
Kalamazoo County will fund the project through the newly established Kalamazoo County Event Center Assessment District (KCECAD), approved by local hotels with an 82% “yes” vote. The district applies a 4% assessment to hotel stays under 30 days and dedicates those funds exclusively to tourism-driving facilities like the proposed complex. This model does not include any new taxes or fees for residents.
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