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Buckwalter Recreation Center breaks ground on $14.2 million expansion in Bluffton
Summary
Buckwalter Recreation Center in Bluffton held a groundbreaking for a $14.2 million expansion to add four turf multi-use athletic fields with lighting, new restrooms and expanded parking to allow nighttime play, officials said at the event.
A groundbreaking ceremony at Buckwalter Recreation Center in Bluffton marked the start of a planned $14.2 million expansion that will add four all-turf multi-use athletic fields, field lighting for nighttime play, new restroom facilities and expanded parking.
County officials and project supporters at the event described the expansion as a response to rapid residential growth in south Bluffton and said the fields will allow more local practices and games without long drives to neighboring communities. Organizers also cited prior advocacy by local residents and council members in support of adding fields and amenities.
Why it matters: the project represents a major county capital investment in recreation facilities that county leaders say will serve families and youth sports programs. The expansion will alter local field capacity and likely increase evening use of the Buckwalter complex.
Provenance: the Buckwalter groundbreaking and the project's details are summarized from the broadcast's report on the event (topicintro: SEG 045; topfinish: SEG 085).
