KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Kalamazoo County commissioners have appointed the members of the new authority board for the youth sports complex planned for the west side.
The 11 members will be responsible for making the plan a reality over the next few years, guiding construction and infrastructure to support it, hiring staff and turning it into an operating facility.
It will house basketball and volleyball tournaments on the weekend and provide a space for local youth during the week.
Discover Kalamazoo’s Jane Ghosh, who is one of the new appointees, thanked the commission this week.
“We look forward to working to move this project forward as quickly as possible and we’re very excited about it we think it’s the right thing for our community.”
Tentative plans are to have the new facility open about the same time as the new Kalamazoo Event Center downtown, sometime in 2027.
The board is:
County Commissioner Monteze O. Morales
Kalamazoo Vice Mayor Jeanne Hess
Oshtemo Township Supervisor Cheri Bell
Brian Persky – Director of Business Development, Discover Kalamazoo
Jane Ghosh – President & CEO, Discover Kalamazoo
Fred Rahme – Area Director of Sales & Operations, Fairfield Inn & Suites
Devshya Patel – Regional Manager, Comfort Inn & Suites Downtown Kalamazoo
Rich MacDonald – Chief Operating Officer, The Hinman Company
Jill Bland – Executive Vice President, Southwest Michigan First
Corey Person – Director, United Persuit and Persuit of Excellence Foundation
Annemarie Boarham – General Manager and Integrator, Next Level Sports Center
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