Windsor Locks’ Planning and Zoning Commission members unanimously approved the All Sports Village development Wednesday during a special meeting dedicated only to the project and spanning about five hours.
The meeting held via Zoom teleconferencing resulted in numerous technical plan revision requirements and two procedural conditions. The commission passed the project on a 5-0 vote.
According to site plans submitted in mid-August to the Planning and Zoning Commission, the sports complex will offer 20 basketball courts, which can be converted to volleyball courts, in a 220,800-square-foot building. There also will be eight outdoor turf fields for soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, and flag football.
Plans show that the principal developer, Andrew Borgia of JABS Sports Management, also proposed an outdoor championship turf field seating 3,500 people, plus an indoor field and sports training facility.
Developers hope the complex will host national tournaments in multiple sports. Plans say tournaments will be for teams that qualify to enter a major event sponsored by national organizations, such as AAU, Zero Gravity, U.S. Soccer, and U.S. Lacrosse. An estimated eight to 10 teams per state will be represented in the national tournaments.
The proposed site of the development is the northeast corner of Old County Road and Route 20, as well as a portion of 327 S. Center St.
Planned amenities include a family entertainment center, a medical/physical therapy unit, retail areas, restaurants, and two 150-room hotels.
The commission’s approval of the site plan is the final step in the land-use approval process. The general plan of development already has been approved, and the project has received a wetlands permit.
