SPICEWOOD (KXAN) — A large sports activities advanced is opening in southwest Travis County.
The Bee Creek Sports activities Complicated options 5 artificial turf fields that may host all kinds of athletic occasions and competitions.
The $28 million mission used to be funded by means of Travis County’s 2017 park bond package deal.
Following 5 years of development, the state of the art athletic facility is now completed.
A ribbon-cutting rite is being held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday inside the advanced, which is situated at 4440 Bee Creek Street.
Travis County Commissioner Ann Howard says the 70-acre advanced used to be constructed thru an settlement with the Town of Lakeway.
“That is our first ball fields, in point of fact west of I-35,” she mentioned. “I’m excited that Travis County is in a position to have this.”
The power’s fields are constructed for football, baseball, softball, lacrosse and flag soccer.
All 5 fields are provided with LED Musco lighting fixtures, designed to satisfy ‘dark-sky pleasant’ requirements.
The advanced additionally features a playground, staff assembly facility, restrooms and over 400 paved parking areas.
Commissioner Howard believes it’ll deliver extra athletic alternatives to a space the place the inhabitants has boomed in recent times.
“There’s a ready record presently for formative years sports activities, and this will likely assist alleviate one of the vital call for,” she defined.
This weekend, the advanced will host a lacrosse event.
Box use is by means of reservation best, which can also be made throughout the Travis County Parks site.
Longer term, native leaders are attempting so as to add two extra turf fields to the Bee Creek Sports activities Complicated.
This might be made imaginable if the impending 2023 Travis County bond package deal is authorized, which can be at the poll in November.
If handed by means of electorate, Travis County plans to start out development on the ones fields as early as 2024.
