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City to seek operator for sports complex; contractor says site work to start later this year
Summary
Council approved a plan for the city — not the sports foundation — to contract directly with an operator for the new sports complex to protect tax-exempt financing; SportsMed (developer) and contractor Lee Lewis expect mobilization and major grading later this year with overall completion estimated in roughly two to three years.
City staff told the council the preferred approach for the new sports complex is for the City of Odessa to issue a request for qualifications/proposals and enter directly into a management agreement with a private operator rather than having the Odessa Sports Foundation contract with an operator. Staff said bond counsel advised that, to preserve the tax-exempt status of the City’s…
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