Plans for an indoor sports complex in Bettendorf may have hit a road
bump tonight as a feasibility study was released. Consultants say the
current plan isn’t ideal.
Plans for the sports complex near I-80 and Middle Road
may be changing, after market researched showed the idea may not work.
The Bettendorf city council heard the recommendations from that
feasibility study. They include scaling the project back to a 136,000
square foot facility. It includes six basketball and volleyball courts,
40,000 square feet of turf and other space for parties and a climbing
wall.
“It took out the water component. It took out the ice component. From
an operational perspective there’s a huge overhead cost there and just
to operate that sort of perspective we didn’t think it was necessarily
the best approach,” said Jeff Reiter, Economic Development Director for
Bettendorf.
The new plan cuts the price in half, from nearly $40 million down to
$19 million. The consultants also recommended a new location.
“The challenge with I-80/middle road is right now its cornfields and
it’s a lot of money to get the utilities out there,” said developer,
Todd Raufeisen.
However, no one’s ready to give up on the plan, saying there’s a need in the Quad Cities.
“A sports complex is a sound concept. It’s a good idea. It does drive
people from outside the area to our community. This could have a great
potential impact on the quad cities as a region as a whole,” said
Reiter.
see more: http://wqad.com/2015/05/18/consultants-recommend-a-change-in-plans-for-bettendorf-sports-complex/
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