$100M sports complex proposed for Ottawa County

With the West Michigan Sports Commission on the prowl to bring competitive sports and tournaments to the region, the proposed establishment of the largest free-span sports complex east of the Mississippi could be just in time to meet the needs of a variety of sports venues in the area.

According to excerpts from the story:

PORT SHELDON TWP. — To spin a phrase from the movie Field of Dreams, if they build it – a 100-acre sports complex at a cost of $100 million — will they come?

Developers hope the Great American Sports Complex will become a new Mecca for sports enthusiasts located along the lakeshore. They’re proposing a multi-sport center featuring a combination of indoor and outdoor sports facilities in conjunction with commercial, restaurant, hotel and entertainment components that all totaled could employ more than 1,000 people.

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