Plans for $18M expansion of Elgin Sports Complex clears Planning and Zoning Commission

The city of Elgin Planning and Zoning Commission approved at its April 1, 2024 meeting plans for an Elgin Sports Complex expansion project.Plans for the estimated $17.5 million expansion project for the Elgin Sports Complex, which will add more sports fields to the westside park, was approved Monday by the Planning and Zoning Commission.

SmithGroup has been working with Elgin for about a decade on the project, which has included design, studies and community meetings. Marketing studies showed a need for additional sports fields for local use and to attract others, including tournaments, to the area, Wiese said. Phase 1 includes building two synthetic sports fields, a 1,991-square-foot concession building with public restrooms, a new maintenance building and a 1,920-square-foot open-air pavilion, Latinovic said. It would also include 271 parking spaces — bringing the total to 1,261 — a central plaza for events and a walking trail around the new sports field, he said.

“If you have 1,500 people trying to get out of one exit, it takes a while, so it’s going to be really exciting to have two ways in and out of this property,” said Maria Cumpata, director of the Parks and Recreation Department. Elgin has more development planned on the site. Elgin Mental Health owns a powerplant next to the property, which is being replaced, Latinovic said.

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