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Council approves annexation and rezoning; Recoil Trampoline Park pitches 3.5M family-entertainment center for Lake City
Summary
Council approved multiple land-use ordinances on April 6 that clear the way for commercial development along Highway 47 and other sites, and heard a presentation from Recoil Trampoline Park proposing a $3.5 million, 30,000-square-foot entertainment complex on SW Real Terrace.
The Lake City City Council on April 6 approved a series of annexation and rezoning measures intended to attract commercial development and support a proposed recreation and entertainment venue.
Council adopted annexation ordinance 2026-2367 for a parcel on Turner Avenue (ANX 2603) and approved several related comprehensive-plan and zoning amendments (ordinances 2026-2353, 2354, 2362, 2363, 2364 and 2365) by recorded votes on final reading. Planning staff said the items had been considered previously and the record was adopted into the evening’s proceedings; no intervening public opponents spoke against the land-use changes at this meeting.
Entrepreneur Trent Coggins, owner of Recoil Trampoline Park in Valdosta, told the council he plans a $3.5 million investment on Southwest Real Terrace (near 247, behind the car wash) to build a roughly 30,000-square-foot family-entertainment center with trampolines, laser tag, arcade, go-karts and climbing walls. Coggins said the venue typically draws patrons from a 20–45 minute drive time, expects to create local jobs (dozens part time), and estimates a multi-million-dollar annual economic impact based on his Valdosta operations.
Coggins asked the city to consider coordinating with county economic incentives; city staff said they will coordinate with the county and city attorney to present a package for council review. "We're going to talk to the county, get the attorney on board, and we'll bring that back to you for review," City Manager Don Rosenthal told the applicant.
Council members generally praised the proposal and moved promptly to adopt the associated land-use ordinances needed to allow the project to proceed. Staff said infrastructure work (stormwater and lift station) was already under way on at least one related parcel and that the full permitting and contract-review process would proceed according to city rules.
The ordinances were adopted on roll-call votes; council members recorded unanimous yes votes for the items brought forward that night.
