Windsor Locks Sports Complex Expects $15 Million In 1st Year

WINDSOR LOCKS, CT - An economic study by the developers of a proposed sports complex found that the project would generate $15 million of local spending in its inaugural year, according to the Journal-Inquirer. That number would increase to $27 million after five years.

The developer is seeking the creation of a tax-increment financing district for the project to go foward.

JABS Sports Management LLC has filed a general plan of development for the complex, which would be constructed on a tobacco farm between Interstate 91 and Old County Road. Plans call for an outdoor stadium and indoor arena, with synthetic turf playing surfaces for numerous sports.

Other features at the site would include dormitories, a fitness center, medical offices, a pair of hotels and shopping venues.

The 200,000 square-foot indoor facility would include 15 basketball courts and 30 volleyball courts, with a 20-acre outdoor section including eight synthetic fields and a multipurpose grass field, the Journal-Inquirer reported.

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