The Lamar County Sports Complex Vision Board invites sports enthusiasts to attend one of two meetings scheduled for Tues. Feb. 26 at the Breland Community Center on West 4th street or Thurs. Feb. 28 at the Lamar County Multi-Purpose Center meeting room, located in the Purvis Industrial Park. Both meetings will be at 7:15 PM. Board Chairperson Sid Gonsoulin indicates said the vision board has been meeting since November and is now seeking to expand citizen involvement into the planning process to create a master plan for Lamar County’s Sports Complex.
It is hopeful as indicated in the vision board’s mission statement that sports and activities enthusiasts will come together to be members of a Sports/Activities Leadership Advisory Team who will work in consort with the vision board to advance the planning process of the proposed sports complex. Pursuant to the recent Lamar County Comprehensive Plan, sports and activities enthusiasts who have an interest in the following should consider attending one of the two meetings: soccer, football, tennis, fitness/wellness, walking/biking, family play grounds, baseball, softball, volleyball, pickle ball and other senior activities), other.
To glean insight into the workings of the Vision Board go to the Lamar County website, government departments- Parks and Recreation/Multi Purpose Center website and click on Future Sports Facilities of Lamar County. Minutes from meetings are listed within.
