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Tulare council gives direction to pursue RFQ for entertainment district anchored by indoor sports center
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a feasibility plan for an entertainment district anchored by a 100–120k sq ft indoor sports center. Council gave consensus direction to draft an RFQ including a south single-owner site; one council member recorded a no on the record but no formal site vote was taken.
Council members on Tuesday heard a detailed feasibility presentation on a proposed entertainment district that staff say could be anchored by a large indoor sports and recreation facility designed to attract tournaments and spur adjacent retail, hotel and housing development.
Consultant Brian Connolly summarized an economic model for an approximately 100,000–120,000-square-foot venue with 6–12 hardwood basketball courts (convertible to volleyball/pickleball), professionally managed by an experienced private operator. Connolly said such facilities typically take about three years to reach…
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