The city is ready to move further ahead with the “Porterville Heritage Sports Complex” at its next meeting. The Porterville City Council will take up the matter at its meeting at 6:30 p.m. today.

   A public hearing on the 11.61-acre multi-sport complex to be located near the Heritage Center south of Olive Avenue and east of A street. The complex will also be adjacent to the Santa Fe Byway, the Rails to Trails Parkway. The council will consider approval of a mitigated negative declaration of environmental impact which will pave the way for the project to be developed.

City staff have stated the 11.61 multi-sports complex should be used for tournaments and activities that will include those from all over the Valley and state. The complex can be used for such sports as soccer, volleyball and pickleball.

   A number of mini-arena will be included in the complex. Among the facilities that could be included are 12 4,000 square foot fieldturf arena soccer fields with scoreboards, two 6,000 square foot multi-use recreation lighted arenas with scoreboards, a challenge fitness obstacle course, various types of fitness equipment, bleachers, various playground equipment and other park accessories, covered benches and picnic shelters.

   In addition the city could place a much needed regulation sized lighted baseball park at the facility although its also looking at placing that lighted ballpark at the Porterville Sports Complex. The city plans to use $1 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to pay for the lighted ballpark.

   The heritage sports complex will be funded by Community Development Block Grant funds, Measure R and various parks grants.

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