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Resident urges county, legislators to back bid for FIFA eFestival, regional esports events
Summary
At the board’s July 9 meeting, resident D. Jones described past esports events he organized and urged county and state support to bring the FIFA eFestival and other esports competitions to Kent County, citing economic benefits and local stadium infrastructure.
Resident D. Jones used the general public‑comment period on July 9 to ask the county and state representatives to support bids to host large esports events, including a proposed FIFA eFestival.
D. Jones said he helped bring 39 schools to a regional esports finals at DeVos Place and has been in contact with universities and professional esports organizations about hosting larger events. "We're gonna be having 50 plus schools on top of having a professional esports organization that's bringing 2,500 gamers across the globe," he said, urging county and state officials to work together to attract the FIFA eFestival and to provide funding or support.
He asked county officials and state representatives (including the former commissioner who was present) to collaborate on securing events, and noted that the sports commission had received an RFP related to the FIFA eFestival.
Transcript: D. Jones identified himself, described prior event planning successes and funding challenges, and requested county and legislative help to bring multi‑day esports events to the community. He framed the events as opportunities for economic benefit and scholarships for students.
No formal response or staff action was recorded during the meeting.
