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Travel Lane County outlines $50M‑plus plan for indoor multiuse facility, commits $2M to development work

5968539 · October 16, 2025
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Summary

Travel Lane County on Oct. 20 told Lane County commissioners that a minimum eight‑court indoor multiuse sports facility could generate winter hotel stays and help stabilize transient lodging tax revenue.

Travel Lane County on Oct. 20 presented updated market research and cost estimates for an indoor multiuse facility that advocates say would reduce winter seasonality and generate hotel stays.

What Travel Lane County told the board: Samara Phelps, president and CEO of Travel Lane County, said updated studies show an indoor sports facility sized to host tournament play should include a minimum of eight basketball courts (equivalent to 16 volleyball courts), 25‑foot ceilings for competitive play and climate control. That configuration, Travel Lane County said, is the minimum market shape to attract winter tournaments and generate overnight stays that support transient lodging tax…

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