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Brooklyn Park seeks $9.5 million for multi-court regional athletics facility to expand court capacity
Summary
Brooklyn Park asked for $9.5 million to build a northwest regional athletics facility to add multi-court gymnasium space that proponents say will serve tournaments and programs across the metro and address a shortage of court space.
Representative Momanyan Hiltzley presented a request for $9.5 million to build the Northwest Regional Athletic Facility in Brooklyn Park, arguing the project would provide multi-court gymnasium space, ADA-compliant entrances, flexible event space, and improved parking and outdoor areas to serve the northwest metro.
Mayor Hollis Winston of Brooklyn Park said the city is growing and has a modest commercial tax base compared with nearby communities; he described the facility as a regional asset that would host tournaments, drive tourism, and provide youth programs. Testimony said a prior 2023 appropriation of $5 million had been intended to create court space by converting an ice arena, but after input from regional ice users the plan was revised to create a new multi-court gymnasium while retaining ice operations.
Supporters listed letters from regional sports and tourism organizations and emphasized the facility would serve basketball, volleyball, pickleball, futsal, wrestling and gymnastics and create expanded programming for diverse communities. No appropriation was adopted by the committee during the hearing.
