City Development Update New Sports Complex In The Works A map of the newly proposed sports complex on Main Street, just east of the medical complex. by Eric Meyer The responsibility of the City of Reynoldsburg’s Development Department is to work with property owners on land development, create land use planning policies, and grow the economy in a way that helps everyone. Those responsibilities can lead down a number of different roads. One way in which the Development Department can move toward building and growing the economy is to make strategic land purchases, then work to attract certain types of businesses and uses to the site. One project currently in the planning stages that falls into this category is a proposed sports facility adjacent to the newly opened Central Ohio Primary Care facility, 8050 E. Main Street. The City is in contract to sell this site to a private developer who would own and develop the site. The 8 developer is proposing the construction of two indoor sports facilities that would be a combined 109,000 square feet with a large portion of the indoor space intended to be used as a turf field for football, soccer, baseball, softball, and lacrosse. The remainder of the indoor facility is expected to be used for basketball, volleyball and other indoor sports. The project currently plans to include an additional 30,000 square feet of mixed-use buildings that are intended for retail, commercial or office uses. The project replaces the Center Ice project that was previously discussed for the site. As mentioned in previous Reynoldsburg Magazine Issues, the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) is planning to construct four Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) stops in Reynoldsburg along Main Street, with the last stop located in Licking County. These stops are intended to allow BRT passengers to transit through from Reynoldsburg to Downtown Columbus at the same pace as regular car traffic and bring visitors at the same efficient pace. This program is part of the LinkUS project. COTA is holding a variety of public meetings in Reynoldsburg and throughout the Columbus Region over the coming months. For more information, visit https:// linkuscolumbus.com/. In addition, M/I Homes continues to build out the Spring Hill Farm project just off of Waggoner Road north of Rodebaugh Road. There are over 152 homes that have been sold or are in contract, and M/I recently received approval to start work on the next phase of the project. Other projects, such as the DR Horton development along www.reynoldsburgmagazine.com Summit Road, continue to add new housing within the City. The City is also seeing some major vacant spaces being leased or upgraded. The former Babies ‘R’ Us building near State Route 256 and I-70 has been leased by Bob’s Discount Furniture. A jewelry store has leased vacant space near the Ashley furniture store at the Taylor Park Drive strip mall. And current retailers like WalMart and Target have or are in the process of making updates to their stores. Be sure to follow the City of Reynoldsburg on Facebook or LinkedIn, or visit the city’s website at www.reynoldsburg.gov to learn more. Eric Meyer is Reynoldsburg’s Development Director. He is also a Board Member of the Reynoldsburg Visitors Bureau. Reynoldsburg Magazine • Fall/Winter, 2024
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