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Camden County pitches 500‑acre Georgia–Florida Sports Park to lure tourists, hotels and retail
Summary
At a legislative lunch-and-learn, Camden County officials outlined a proposed 500‑acre sports complex near Kings Bay that would use SPLOST and a Tax Allocation District to fund infrastructure and rely on private developers and Oak View Group to manage events and surrounding hotels.
James Coughlin, head of the Camden County Joint Development Authority, and William “Bill” Gross of WH Gross Construction presented a proposed Georgia–Florida Sports Park near Exits 1 and 3 on I‑95 during a legislative lunch‑and‑learn in Atlanta. They described a roughly 500‑acre public park, privately managed, intended to attract multi‑day youth and amateur sports tournaments and related hotel, retail and restaurant investment.
The proposal’s backers told the panel the project aims to capture tourism spending that currently flows across the state line to Florida, expand Camden’s commercial tax base and create construction and hospitality jobs. Coughlin said the park would “draw out‑of‑state visitors to Camden” and described the site’s proximity to Jacksonville International Airport and Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base as assets for the plan.
Project details presented include multiple rectangular multipurpose…
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