Greer Mayor Rick Danner and City Administrator Andy Merriman announced March 12 the city plans to invest $60 million to develop a new sports and events center.
The 150,000-square-foot facility will occupy 25 acres centrally located in Greer, with the location to be announced when the city acquires the property. It will feature eight basketball courts and have flexible space for other future sports and activities the city may offer.
“We want to provide a facility that is easy to access (and) that is easily available to all our citizens and will serve the citizens for years to come,” said Danner. “We want to offer a place where pickleball can be played while volleyball or basketball is being played in a different part of the building. We wanted to be able to offer things that will attract people for weekend tournaments and fill hotels and restaurants and create the additional revenue streams that will help us pay for the offerings that we’re going to have here.”
The sports facility is part of Greer’s planned $100 million investment over the next four years which also includes:
- A fire station in the Groce Meadow Road area – $11 million
- A public safety police and fire training facility on Hood Road – $17 million
- A more than 500-spot parking garage on Depot Street – $12 million
“We are planning for the future as we address the needs of the day,” Danner said. “The parking garage, fire station and police training facility are all current and future needs.”
Greer City Council will vote on funding the proposed projects March 12. For more information, visit facebook.com/forgreer.
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