KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – A new ad hoc committee picked to decide the location for Kalamazoo’s new youth sports complex has been put on a fast track.
The Kalamazoo County board waived their usual procedures and filled the seats immediately after they created them this week, without the usual interviews or applications.
The new facility, which will provide space indoors for eight basketball or 16 volleyball courts will attract sports tournaments from all over the region.
Board chair Jen Strebs says their appointments took effect immediately and the committee has been asked to begin meeting as soon as practical.
Commissioner Dale Deleeuw praised tourism director Jane Ghosh for spearheading this effort.
Backers of the project feel that expediting the process will help them beat other communities that might get the same idea.
Up for consideration are sites in Portage, Kalamazoo and Texas Township. Ad hoc members will have to weigh several factors before picking which one is best.
Among the members are Kalamazoo Vice Mayor Jeanne Hess, Portage City Manager Pat McGinnis & Texas Township’s Brooke Hovencamp, two county commissioners, representatives from the hotels, the business community, sports organizations and tourism bureau.
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