Ball's in play for sports complex
Amendment supported by state Sen. Gardner would secure financing for Cedar Fair-backed sports complex
Wednesday, 10 June 2015
On Tuesday, an amendment to the state budget, made by state Sen. Randy Gardner, R-Bowling Green, paves the way for building a premier sports complex at the former Griffing Sandusky Airport site on Cleveland Road.
The amendment allows for county commissioners to raise the county’s bed tax — also called the hotel-motel or lodging tax — rate by 1 percent.
Raising countywide bed tax rates represents the largest income source, roughly $17 million, needed to construct the athletic facility. The remaining funds would come from Cedar Fair and The Sports Force, the company developing and operating this complex.
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