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Commissioners split over size, location and equity of proposed regional athletic facility; staff says design will be scalable
Summary
Commissioners debated whether to build a large, regional athletic complex as originally envisioned or to scale the project into smaller community facilities, with equity and funding the central points of contention.
Chatham County commissioners spent an extended portion of the meeting debating the scope, funding and equity implications of a proposed regional athletic facility that has been on the county’s SPLOST list.
Commissioners described a long history of planning for a large facility — including past market studies and cost estimates — that at one point was envisioned as a 12-court complex with a $60–$70 million estimate. Commission discussion focused on whether to scale the project back so construction could begin using the $17 million previously allocated under an earlier SPLOST or pursue a larger facility that would require additional funding. County staff said they are now looking at a scalable plan (4–6 courts initially) with the…
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