10 months ago
34
PORTERVILLE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The City of Porterville announced connected Monday that they person been awarded $2.5 cardinal for their caller Santa Fe Sportsplex.
The metropolis says backing provided by the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) volition spell toward constructing a 12-acre multi-sports complex, including 10 futsal (indoor soccer) areas, 2 multi-sport courts, and a restroom. The green-friendly abstraction volition see drought-tolerant landscaping and star lighting.
The metropolis says six pickleball courts, a ample picnic gazebo, and an amphitheater volition besides beryllium disposable successful the Sportsplex.
The estimated $5 cardinal task was primitively approved connected August 2, 2022, by the Porterville City Council. At the time, metropolis officials described the caller Sports Complex arsenic a much-needed amenity for Downtown.
Officials accidental the Sportsplex volition beryllium located on the recently upgraded Santa Fe Byway trail. The byway volition besides see the caller room connected Olive Avenue and a caller assemblage recreation installation connected Fourth Street.
