New sports complex in the works for Chelsea

Chelsea parents are cheering for Chelsea City Council.

In July 2012 Chelsea parents wanted more sports facilities. Now, the City Council has heeded their call and purchased a 105-acre property behind Chelsea High School for the new sporting complex.

This also aligns with CHS’s request for tennis courts for their tennis team.

“We are going to build till we have all of the sports represented,” Juanita Champion of Chelsea City Council Place #5 said.

The property includes all-open fields for baseball, softball, soccer, football, tennis and the Council is considering equestrian fields. Bathrooms and concessions stands will also be built.

It’s going to be a several year process Champion said.

The first step is building a road. Champion said they will be building continually for the next five years.

Funding is coming from a one-cent sales tax that will begin this month.

“This is going to form the basis for us to issue warrants,” Champion said. “In essence we are borrowing the money, but this one-cent sales tax will provide us the funding to pay back what we borrowed.”

Champion said there were three public hearings and minimal opposition.

Now that funds are in place, ground breaking will begin immediately.