Legislative Priorities Submission: Hopkins County Regional Sports Complex
Submitted by: Regional Sports Complex Development Board
The Regional Sports Park being developed by the Hopkins County Fiscal Court in cooperation with the Hopkins County Tourism Commission has been the number one priority in past years for the legislative priorities of the Madisonville Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and it is hoped again that this would be a major, if not the number one, priority of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Regional Sports Park being developed by the Hopkins County Fiscal Court in cooperation with the Hopkins County Tourism Commission has been the number one priority in past years for the legislative priorities of the Madisonville Hopkins County Chamber of Commerce and it is hoped again that this would be a major, if not the number one, priority of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Regional Sports Park Development Board and the Fiscal Court see a two-fold benefit of the Park.
The first benefit is the economic development benefit. The Hopkins County Tourist & Convention Commission has documented through its surveys and investigation the hosting of tournaments will create an economic boom to our economy and particularly our service industries including hotels, restaurants, and gasoline stations. These dollars being brought into our community will then circulate into other businesses in our community.
The second benefit of the park remains improved quality of life. It is sad that at the end of 2011 that we as a county continue to fall further behind more aggressive and successful communities in the state of Kentucky that are developing sports parks including the communities of Elizabethtown, Owensboro, and Bowling Green. The quality of life issue will not only impact those that are living here now, but will also impact those who look to relocate in our community.
For more information, call Keith Cartwright at 821-6165.
