CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Nueces County commissioners are in talks a few potential newly revitalized baseball subject on the Richard M. Borchard Fairgrounds in Robstown.

The present baseball subject has been round for fairly awhile. The potential $7 million undertaking may very well be a considerable funding for the realm.

The proposed facility is named ‘Yoby Park‘. It is a family-friendly sports activities leisure advanced that’s full with eating places, shops and an enclosed batting cage. President of Ye Olde Ball Yard Incorporated Leon McGlockton introduced the concept to commissioners Wednesday morning.

“We had been amenities at cities, and counties that had stadiums that have been vacant,” he stated. “This was one of those cities or counties that had been vacant for quite some time.”

McGlockton has big plans for the potential project in Robstown.

“Yoby Park is a family-fun destination that’s voted toward the batted sports of baseball, softball, where an individual whose never played ball before can play from a batted tee,” McGlockton said.

Nueces County Commissioner of Precinct 3 John Marez says the proposal is exciting.

“I think this is probably our one and only best chance to be able to save the fairground’s baseball field,” he said.

However, Marez wants to see the idea come to fruition and remain successful.

“We gotta get this right, because we know that there’s been projects that have come and gone that have had success but kind of short-term, short-lived success when we look at the outlets, we look at the baseball field when it had a ball team there,” he stated. “We want to make sure we get this right.

This project comes with a large price tag of $7 million.

“That amount we don’t want to go past spending,” McGlockton stated. “Because clearly if we will spend that a lot cash to renovate the place. We would possibly as nicely put it in a brand new place, as a result of the concept of those amenities is constructing it from the bottom up.”

Word of Yoby Park’s potential carried over to the mayor’s workplace in Robstown:

Gilbert Gomez, City of Robstown Mayor, is worked up concerning the revitalization idea for RMB Baseball advanced with Yoby Park. In addition to offering a enjoyable family-friendly leisure facility, Yoby Park has the potential to spur extra financial improvement alternatives in and across the City of Robstown.

But what commissioners want now could be proof that the corporate has the funding for a undertaking of this magnitude.

“I think the community is excited about this project,” Marez said. “I believe there will be enough demand and support for it. As long as the company comes through and proves they have that financial backing, to make it happen, then I think we will move forward on it.” 

The county assembled a committee that commissioner Marez will likely be serving on that may discover all the main points together with if this will likely be a useful funding for each the corporate and county. Marez says the following step is to tour the power and map out bills to seek out out if Yoby Park is an actual chance for the fairgrounds within the subsequent two months.

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