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Bastrop council hears preliminary feasibility study for regional sports complex; asks for more financial and parking detail
Summary
Consultants from Hunden Partners presented a preliminary feasibility study for a proposed regional sports complex at the Bastrop Industrial Park. Council members pressed on parking, hotel inventory, ownership structure and financing; consultants will return with demand, financial and economic‑impact projections in the coming weeks.
At a joint meeting that began at 5:00 p.m., the Bastrop City Council and the Bastrop Economic Development Corporation heard a preliminary feasibility presentation from consultants exploring a proposed regional sports complex at the Bastrop Industrial Park.
Ryan, a presenter with the Hunden team, told the council the study recommends a two‑phase approach: an initial outdoor complex of flexible turf fields that can be reconfigured for diamonds and later development of an indoor facility if market conditions warrant. "We have recommended a 2 phased approach for a project," Ryan said, describing phase 1 as eight full‑size multipurpose turf fields convertible into nine diamonds and phase 2 as a potential indoor complement.
A Hunden project executive, Mike, cautioned the council that Central Texas is already competitive and that an indoor facility could require a large upfront…
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