More Elkhorn

The Janesville Gazette had a story yesterday about the Walworth County board meeting regarding that baseball complex that may (or may not) include a minor league stadium in Elkhorn.

Board weighs sports complex risks

ELKHORN-Baseball is America's game, but is it right for Elkhorn?

Walworth County supervisors are asking themselves that question, weighing the pros and cons of a Chicago company's plan to bring a youth baseball and other sports complex to the county.
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Intersport wants to build on 250 acres of county-owned land north of the law enforcement center and judicial center on County NN. The land now is rented to a farmer for corn and soybeans.

Supervisors are determining how that land could best be used-agriculture, residential development or a sports complex that company officials say would inject millions of dollars into the local economy.
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Intersport estimates a $40.1 million building investment over five years, which would include 16 baseball diamonds, four soccer fields, three full-court basketball gymnasiums, 98 player cabins and a minor league baseball field.

It predicts an economic impact of $6.3 million to $7.7 million in the first year of operations and up to $150 million when all phases are completed.

More at the link.