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Casa Grande staff outline $67 million recreation complex, propose November ballot for financing
Summary
City staff presented concept plans for new sports fields and an aquatic complex with preliminary cost estimates of about $67 million and recommended asking voters to consider financing in November 2025; staff said design and construction would take roughly two years if approved.
Danny Gallegos, a city staff member, presented concept plans for a multi-field sports complex and a heated aquatic facility and estimated total costs around $67 million for the scope discussed: roughly $39 million for a cloverleaf-style cluster of baseball/softball and multipurpose fields and about $27,000,700 for an aquatic complex and related infrastructure.
Larry, a city staff member leading the finance discussion, told Mayor Fitzgibbons and the council that Casa Grande has roughly $8 million collected in development impact fees for parks and that the gap between those funds and the roughly $67 million proposal makes financing likely necessary. “If you consider just the estimates that have been introduced tonight, $67,000,000 for what has been proposed,” Larry said, explaining staff had reviewed sales-tax-based financing and general obligation bonds as possible tools.
Why this matters: staff said community demand for fields and year‑round aquatics is high; existing fields are often fully booked Monday–Thursday and weekends see heavy tournament use. Gallegos showed rental and utilization examples (O'Neal South and other fields) to illustrate…
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