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Proposal for $100M Renaissance Point event center seeks county backing; commissioners ask for more detail, defer decision
Summary
Developers, city officials and sports operators presented plans for a roughly $100 million event center and three‑rink arena at Renaissance Point in Middletown, seeking county credit enhancement support (discussed at $12.5 million). Commissioners heard feasibility studies, USHL interest, developer guarantees and community testimony, and agreed to revisit the request in two weeks to allow further review.
Warren County commissioners on Feb. 17 heard a multi‑hour presentation on a proposed Renaissance Point event center and multi‑rink arena in the City of Middletown and were asked to consider county participation via the newly created economic development fund and an additional county credit enhancement of $12.5 million.
Project and site: Staff described the site south of Atrium Hospital on State Route 122 as a roughly 50‑acre redevelopment parcel called Renaissance Point, with a mixed‑use plan that includes a three‑sheet ice complex, a 3,500‑seat arena (the largest surface) and surrounding commercial and hospitality development. Consultants estimated the event center itself would be about $100 million and the broader development up to about $200 million.
Feasibility and operations: Independent consultants and project partners presented three separate validations of demand and operating assumptions (city‑commissioned and third‑party studies). Lee Cloget of Community Center Partners emphasized the mixed‑use, family‑oriented program and said, "This is not an…
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