Sports

Bowie Considers Indoor Sports Facilities

The Bowie City Council is considering the feasibility of four separate facilities.

Indoor turf fields, an aquatic center, wooden courts and a new ice arena are all up for consideration as the Bowie City Council ponders what type of sports facility residents need and would use the most.

The Sports Facilities Advisory Group, a consultant hired by the city, has been working to gather data from city residents about the type of indoor sports facility best suited to the city.

The considered three options:

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  • A 52,500 square foot turf facility, with two 200’ x 100’ turf fields, six batting cages, a separate baseball training area and administrative space. Land required would total 3.1 acres. Estimated cost: $5.5 to $6.2 million
  • A 66,000 square court facility, with four basketball courts, six volleyball courts and administrative space. Land required would total 4 acres. Estimated cost: $7.9 to $8.7 million
  • A 70,000 square foot ice facility—replacing the current ice facility—that would have one NHL-sized rink, one Olympic-sized rink, locker rooms, stadium seating, a pro shop, separate women’s locker rooms and administrative space. Land required would total 4.2 acres. Estimated cost: $10.5 to $11.6 million
  • A 41,000 square foot aquatics facility, with a 50 meter competition pool, locker rooms, spectator seating, family changing rooms and administrative space. Land required would total 2.5 acres. Estimated cost: $6.9 to $7.6 million
  • An 11,500 general administration building that would include a cafe with seating, general space and divisible multi purpose rooms. Land required would total .5 acres. Estimated cost: $1.6 to $2.0 million

Suggested locations for the facilities include Annapolis Road, Green Branch, Glen Allen, Mitchellville Road and Race Track Road.

Based on residents feedback, consultants recommend city consider facilities in this order: courts, aquatic facility, ice facility and turf fields.  

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Mayor G. Frederick Robinson said he was feeling “cautious” about the cost of these indoor facilities and the long term financial impact they would have on the city.

The council agreed to further review documents from the consultant before deciding if it wanted to move forward with constructing any of the facilities.

Would you like to see a new indoor sports facility in Bowie? Which type of facility do you think would get the most use in Bowie? 


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