Developer pitches $60 million 'Jubilee Park' water-park and sports complex for Mobile Sportsplex

Leisure Sports and Recreation, a private developer group that operates Gulf Islands Water Park, presented a conceptual plan April 10 to the Mobile County Commission to create “Jubilee Park,” a mixed-use leisure and sports destination at the county-owned Sportsplex.

The presenters said they are seeking a nonbinding letter of intent from the county so they can proceed with master planning, feasibility and design work. “Our goal is to sign a letter of intent within the next couple of days, and that will allow us to complete master planning, economic and feasibility studies and get more specific,” said Glenn Haggerty, identified in the presentation as head of marketing, technology and development for the developer group.

The proposal described six components: a 20-acre outdoor water park (the only seasonal element), a 5-acre year-round events ground with an amphitheater, a 15,000-square-foot indoor water attraction and zip-line tower, a 60,000–100,000 square-foot indoor…