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Roanoke Sports Complex to bring local, regional, national youth tournaments to city

The Roanoke Sports Complex will have eight multipurpose elds, a hotel and spaces for retail and restaurants.

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3 Taco Bell The fast food joint has traditional Mexican items. • Opened Sept. 19 • 13149 N. Beach St., Fort Worth • www.tacobell.com 4 Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar The eatery offers cocktails and a farm-to-fork menu. • Opened Oct. 1 • 2849 Heritage Trace Parkway, Fort Worth • www.whiskeycake.com 5 Buckle The retailer has a wide selection of denim fits and styles. • Opened Sept. 26 • 15853 N. Freeway, Ste. 1015, Fort Worth • www.buckle.com 6 Andretti Indoor Karting & Games The entertainment center features state-of-the-art arcade games. • Opened Sept. 25 • 2700 Andretti Karting Drive, Fort Worth • www.andrettikarting.com/fortworth 7 Aromas on Oak The shop serves coffee, teas, sodas and more. • Opened Sept. 3 • 400 S. Oak St., Ste. 140, Roanoke • www.aromasonoak.com

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8 Take 5 Oil Change The center offers vehicle maintenance services.

2 Prayers and Pilates The business is a Christian-based Pilates studio. • Opened Oct. 1

Now open

• Estimated opening February 2025 • 3600 N. Tarrant Parkway, Fort Worth • www.take5.com

1 Son of a Butcher The restaurant features unique sliders. • Opened Sept. 16 • 9649 Sage Meadow Trail, Fort Worth • www.sobsliders.com

• 856 SH 114, Ste. 200, Roanoke • www.prayersandpilates.com

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• Slated to open February 2025 • 1520 N. Main St., Keller • No website listed yet

• Opening TBD • 2041 Rufe Snow Drive, Keller • www.madmexicangrill.com

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10 Tuscany Italian Bistro The restaurant uses fresh ingredients to serve authentic Italian dishes, like pasta and seafood. • Second quarter 2025 • 1520 N. Main St. Ste 105, Keller • www.tuscanyitalianrichardson.com 11 HTeaO The business offers 25 flavors of fresh brewed iced tea. • Slated to open Dec. 31 • 4765 Golden Triangle Blvd., Fort Worth • www.hteao.com 12 Infinity Nail Bar The business offers manicures, pedicures and waxing. • Opening 2025

Relocations

14 A+ Boxes & More The business sells moving boxes and bubble wrap. • Relocated Sept. 28 • 419 N. Main St., Keller • www.aplusboxesandmore.com

Closings

15 Comic Warriors The store will continue to maintain an online presence.

17 Mountain Mike’s Pizza The restaurant chain serves a menu full of pizza, wings, sandwiches, salads and more. The first restaurant was established in Palo Alto, California, and now has more than 300 restaurants across the U.S. • Opening TBD • 1521 Keller Parkway, Keller • www.mountainmikespizza.com

• Slated to close end of November • 540 Keller Parkway, Ste. 110, Keller • www.comicwarriors.com

• 1340 N. Main St., Keller • www.infinitynailbar.com

16 Cold Wave Creations The ice cream shop offered homemade ice cream. • Closed Aug. 24 • 242 Rufe Snow Drive, Ste. 150, Keller • www.coldwavecreations.com

13 MAD Mexican Grill The venture blends traditional Mexican recipes found in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon and Delicias, Mexico.

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Government

Fort Worth ocials halt trash-collecting water wheel project

Fort Worth’s water wheel would have been installed in the Clear Fork section of the Trinity River, near Panther Island Pavilion. The water wheel is engineered to keep collecting trash as the water level changes and can capture up to 50,000 pounds daily of litter and debris, according to city documents. The hope was to have a trash-reducing impact similar to the Trash Wheel Family in Baltimore. What else? According to city ocials, the city collected approximately 19.7M pounds of litter in scal year 2024 across all its litter-reduction eorts, including street sweeping, litter collection events, volunteer-led collections, contracted services and aquatic litter traps. The city report states if additional funding becomes available, ocials may revisit the project. Those interested in donating to the project can do so by visiting Keep Fort Worth Beautiful’s website.

Nearly a year after approving a memorandum of understanding with the Tarrant Regional Water District to install a water wheel on the Trinity River, the city decided to discontinue the initiative. The details According to a city report, the project was suspended due to insucient fundraising and increases in costs of labor and materials. Based on the bid responses, the construc- tion and purchase of a water wheel totaled $1.9 million. The report states as of Aug. 31, there remains an outstanding project funding gap of $500,000. Diving in deeper According to a city news release, water wheels collect and remove trash and debris from the river’s surface using hydropower or solar power, containment booms and a conveyor belt system.

Water wheels, such as the Trash Wheel Family, are used to clean trash and debris out of waterways all over the world.

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Water wheel funding Total project cost: $1.9M

Actual funding: $1.4M

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Roanoke, Denton County ocials agree to free library services The Roanoke City Council unanimously approved an interlocal agreement between the public library and Denton County to provide free services to all residents at its Oct. 8 meeting. The library will receive $19,300 from the county this year, according to city

Budget breakdown Keller City Council passed a $114.7 million operating budget that includes funding for several city departments.

1 General fund: $50.2M 2 Water and wastewater fund: $31.6M 3 Other: $8.8M 4 Development Corp. fund: $4.9M 5 Self-insurance fund: $4.7M

6 Debt service: $3.5M 7 Keller Pointe fund: $3.3M 8 Crime Control and Prevention District fund: $3M 6 Streets and sidewalk fund: $2.9M 10 Drainage utility fund: $1.8M

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documents. The details

Keller 202425 FY budget rises by 13% for projects The Keller City Council approved a lower tax rate for the seventh consecutive year and approved the scal year 2024-25 budget during the Sept. 17 meeting. Sports Park, pavement markings and sidewalk improvements.

A small portion of Denton County’s tax revenue is set aside to fund the Denton County Library Advisory Board, according to an emailed statement from Roanoke city ocials. This money is then distributed across member municipalities, according to their service population. There is an additional $10,000 set aside to help fund smaller libraries, including in Roanoke, according to city documents. Stay tuned It hasn’t been determined yet what specic projects these dollars will fund, but the release states they will likely go toward several of the Roanoke Public Library’s oerings. What else? This is the second year in a row that the city has entered an interlocal agreement with Denton County. Last year, the Roanoke Public Library received $19,000.

Rector said by taking away the one-time expen- ditures, the budget shows a $1.7 million, or 4%, increase from scal year 2023-24. The general fund budget is $50.2 million, while the water and wastewater fund is $31.6 million, making up more than half of the total operating budget. Zooming out The average home in Keller has a taxable value of $471,929 and the average home tax levy bill is $1,373.88, according to the presentation. The average home will save one cent next scal year on the city tax bill, Rector said. Mayor Armin Mizani said in the Aug. 20 meeting that the mitigated tax savings for residents com- pared to scal year 2013-14, the city’s highest tax year, is about $1,200 due to the homestead exemp- tion going from 1% 10 years ago to 20% this year.

Council voted for a maximum rate of $0.29112 per $100 valuation, which is a reduction of a little more than 2 cents from the scal year 2023-24 rate, during the Aug. 20 council meeting. It is the seventh year in a row the city tax levy has decreased and the sixth year in a row the aver- age tax bill has decreased, Interim City Manager Aaron Rector said. Rector added the levy is the lowest for the city

since 2017. Zooming in

The tax rate will help fund the projected budget for FY 2024-25, which is $114.7 million, according to Rector. The budget is 13% higher than last year, but Rector said that includes $18.3 million in projects such as South Elm Street reconstruction, Keller

City of Fort Worth ocials name Aubry Insco as inaugural 911 administrator

• Emergency communications manager for the City of Grand Prairie • Chair of the Tarrant County 911 Emergency Assistance District Board of Managers Quote of note “[Insco’s] leadership is crucial as we transition the EMS system to the city and continue discus- sions on the best way to streamline and consoli- date communications and dispatch functions ...” Assistant City Manager Valerie Washington said.

Fort Worth ocials announced Aubry Insco as the new 911 communications administrator Oct. 4. The move comes after Fort Worth City Council voted to dissolve MedStar, the ambulance provider that served the city for 38 years, and move its services to the Fort Worth Fire Department. The details Insco has more than 25 years of experience in 911 and emergency communications according to a city news release, including:

Aubry Insco brings more than 25 years of experience in 911 and emergency communications to her new role.

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Education

BY MARK FADDEN & CODY THORN

Northwest ISD reveals updates to new stadiums Northwest ISD board members received an update during their regular meeting on Oct. 7 regarding the status of several new facilities approved by voters in the 2023 bond election. The details According to a district news release, projects at Byron Nelson High School and Eaton High School will commence soon and include upgrades to the football stadiums and expansions to other areas, such as the cafeterias. The expansions are needed to meet the needs of the schools’ 6A student populations, which are roughly 3,200 students per school, the release states. Byron Nelson’s football stadium, gymnasium, auditorium and cafeteria will undergo construction in 2025 and 2026, with all projects expected to be completed by 2027, Northwest ISD

Meal balances lead to alternative lunches Keller ISD will provide a new meal oering for students with unpaid lunch balances greater than $25 beginning Oct. 21. The specics According to a news release, students with balances over $25 will be oered a SunBut- ter and jelly sandwich for breakfast and a turkey and cheese sandwich for lunch with fresh fruit and milk. According to the news release, parents or guardians will be notied as soon as their account becomes delinquent. What you need to know KISD ocials announced Oct. 11 they forged a partnership with Community Storehouse to establish the Keller ISD Lunch Fund to help clear meal balances.

Bobcat Stadium at Byron Nelson High School will have a front entry facing the school.

COURTESY NORTHWEST ISD

Superintendent Mark Foust said during the Trophy Club City Council meeting on Oct. 14. According to the news release, Eaton High School will undergo renovations to its gym and performing arts center as well. A closer look The news release states Northwest High School is already undergoing upgrades that were part of the 2021 and 2023 bond packages.

KISD to cover majority of school resource ocer costs Keller City Council and the Keller ISD board of trustees approved an interlocal agreement to fund school resource ocers through the 2026-27 school year. What’s happening Under the agreement, Keller ISD will pay $350,564.54.

Cost coverage for 4 school resource ocers

Keller ISD coverage: $350,564.54 City of Keller coverage: $210,388.32

37.5 %

The district will also share the cost of providing a marked police vehicle for the SROs, a portable police radio for instant communications and uniforms by reimbursing the city for a total at fee of $26,800, according to city documents. The contract period started on Aug. 1 and will run through July 31, 2027, city documents state.

KISD approved the agreement during a Sept. 26 meeting, while City Council approved the agree- ment in its Sept. 17 meeting.

62.5 %

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Higher Education Guide

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UTA announces plan for 51-acre campus in west Fort Worth

The University of Texas at Arlington plans to purchase 51 acres of property in west Fort Worth within the Walsh Ranch development. The details According to an Aug. 5 news release, the Univer- sity of Texas System Board of Regents approved the plan and has authorized the purchase of the property. Positioned at the intersection of I-30 and I-20, the new campus is expected to open fall 2028 and plans to serve more than 10,000 students. A closer look UTA President Jennifer Cowley said the western part of the metroplex has several characteristics that make it an ideal location for the new campus, which include: • An ever-growing population • A plethora of student talent • A wide breadth of opportunity for explosive

economic advancement “UTA has long been a top supplier of talent to companies across Fort Worth, and this expansion will allow UTA to broaden its impact across our region,” Cowley said. What they’re saying “Anytime the UT system can expand greater educational opportunity, access and aordability to Texans, we’re going to do it,” said Kevin Eltife, chair of the UT System Board of Regents. “We’ve recently done it in East Texas and South Texas, and now we’re heading west. We’re looking forward to planting a UT Arlington ag in west Fort Worth, currently the nation’s fastest growing city.” Put in perspective According to the news release, UTA’s student population is approximately 41,000, making it the second-largest institution in the UT system.

The new University of Texas Arlington campus on the west side of Fort Worth will be called “UTA West.”

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College Guide

2024

Tarrant County College College type: two-year Levels of degrees offered: associate degrees Admission rate: open-admission institution (100%) • Locations in Arlington, Fort Worth and Hurst • www.tccd.edu

Texas Wesleyan University College type: four-year Levels of degrees offered: bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees Admission rate: 58%

• 1201 Wesleyan St., Fort Worth • www.txwes.edu

Amberton University — Frisco College type: two-year, four-year Levels of degrees offered: bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees Admission rate: n/a • 3880 Parkwood Blvd., Bldg. 7, Frisco • www.amberton.edu

North Central Texas College College type: two-year Levels of degrees offered: associate degrees Admission rate: 100% • Locations in Bowie, Corinth, Denton, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Gainesville and Graham • www.nctc.edu Texas Christian University College type: four-year Levels of degrees offered: bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees Admission rate: 43% • 2800 S. University Drive, Fort Worth • www.tcu.edu Texas Woman’s University College type: four-year Levels of degrees offered: bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificates Admission rate: 93.6% • 304 Administration Drive, Denton • www.twu.edu

• 1155 Union Circle, Denton • www.unt.edu

University of North Texas at Frisco College type: four-year Levels of degrees offered: bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees Admission rate: 72% (whole school) • 12995 Preston Road, Frisco • www.frisco.unt.edu University of Texas at Arlington College type: four-year Levels of degrees offered: bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees Admission rate: 81% • 701 S. Nedderman Drive, Arlington • www.uta.edu University of Texas at Dallas College type: four-year Levels of degrees offered: bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees Admission rate: 65% • 800 W. Campbell Road, Richardson • www.utdallas.edu This list is not comprehensive.

Collin College College type: two-year, four-year

Levels of degrees offered: associate degrees, some bachelor’s degrees, noncredit and certificate programs Admission rate: 100% • Locations in Allen, Celina, Farmersville, Frisco, McKinney and Plano • www.collin.edu

Dallas College College type: two-year, four-year

Levels of degrees offered: associate degrees, some bachelor’s degrees, noncredit and certificate programs Admission rate: 100% • Locations in Coppell, Dallas, Garland, Irving, Mesquite, Pleasant Grove and Richardson • www.dallascollege.edu

University of North Texas College type: four-year

Levels of degrees offered: bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees and certificate programs Admission rate: 72% (whole school)

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Education

BY GABBY BAILEY & MARK FADDEN

BY CODY THORN

New $5.5M UNT nursing college now open University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth ocials celebrated the grand open- ing of the College of Nursing on Sept. 26. The details According to a news release from UNT, the 10,500-square-foot college is located on the fth oor of the Medical Education & Training Building and features the following: • 18 private oces • Eight open oce workstations • A virtual interactive teaching room • A break room/lounge gathering space • A mother’s room Zooming in Construction on the $5.5 million school began in February and was completed in August.

Governor grants local college $1.2M Gov. Greg Abbott issued a $1,272,322 million grant to Tarrant County College to use for job training initiatives, according to a release from his oce Sept. 24. The grant was awarded through the Texas Workforce Commission. The details TWC will work with Cummings Electrical to train 630 employees via the Skills Devel- opment Fund, the state’s workforce training grant program, according to the release.

Higher education data Fall student enrollment

Fall enrollment at local colleges is mostly shifting toward pre-pandemic numbers with many students choosing health care-related degrees.

Largest academic programs by enrollment

Highest educational attainment

North Central Texas College Tarrant County College Texas Christian University

North Central Texas College

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Keller

Liberal arts and sciences: 5,251

Less than 9th grade Some high school High school graduate Some college, no degree Associate degree Bachelor’s degree Graduate or professional degree

9,382

0.8% 3.8% 8%

54,378

2019

Health professions and related programs: 558

Cindy Weston, founding dean of the College of Nursing, gives remarks during the grand opening.

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1.6% 5.6% 7.6%

8,191

Tarrant County College

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56,855

2020

12.1% 18.5% 23.1%

Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities: 28,887

The College of Nursing inaugural class of students started classes in the master of science in nursing practice innovation program in August, according to the news release. What they’re saying “I love the opportunity to learn new things,” said Kristin Haire, PhD, who is part of the new program and received nancial aid to cover her rst year of tuition. “The master of science in nursing really encompassed that spirit in myself. As someone who is raising a family, it’s huge to be able to pursue an education without added cost.”

11,124

7,574

18.6% 19.3% 20%

Health professions and related programs: 4,195

36,264

2021

11,726

7.3% 7.9% 7.6%

Texas Christian University

7,303

40,131

2022

General business: 1,712

39.2% 30.8% 22.2%

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7,543

20.3% 14.2% 11.5%

Nursing: 854

41,472

2023

12,556

SOURCES: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY 2022COMMUNITY IMPACT *NOTE: INFORMATION INCLUDES ALL OF FORT WORTH

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Transportation

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Intermodal Parkway under construction until 2026

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A $20 million project near Perot Field Fort Worth Alliance Airport will start before the holidays. The conguration of a four-lane roadway with shared-use paths and street lighting is underway on Intermodal Parkway, according to the city of Fort Worth’s website. The road project will build two new lanes and reconstruct existing lanes to create an arterial lane between Old Blue Mound Road and the entrance to the BNSF Railway yard entrance. Looking ahead Single-lane trac in each direction will be main- tained throughout the project, which will start on Nov. 5, a Fort Worth city ocial said. The project is expected to be completed by March 2026, accord- ing to the city website. What else? The cost of the project is shared between devel- opment contributions, fees and Tarrant County.

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Golden Triangle to widen to 4 lanes Utility relocation is underway for a road-widening expansion project on Golden Triangle Boulevard in Fort Worth. According to the city website, utility work should be completed by the end of fall for a $11.25 million project that will create a four-lane road. The work on Golden Triangle will span from I-35W to Misty Redwood Trail and start in early 2025, according to the city website.

Construction on Intermodal Parkway will begin in November and is estimated to be nished by March 2026.

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Real estate

Residential market data

Number of homes sold

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Nearly 300 homes were sold and exactly 450 new listings were added during September.

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$410,000 $397,450 $627,500 $618,500

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Homes sold by price point

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$700,000-$999,999

$400,000-$699,999

Average days on the market

$100,000-$399,999

+6.5%

+55.17%

+45.16%

-10.71%

<$99,999

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5 Concession stands 6 Parking lots 7 Fields 8 Trails/park

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Construction for eight baseball and multipurpose fields will begin this fall, kicking off the first phase of a multiyear project that will bring a 122- acre sports facility to the city of Roanoke. Named the Roanoke Sports Complex, the facility will serve as a tournament hub for youth sports such as baseball, soccer and softball, Roanoke officials said. Other sports, such as lacrosse, softball, 7-versus-7 football and rugby, will also be played on the fields. The complex, located at Cleveland-Gibbs Road and SH 114, is expected to promote youth sports while bringing revenue to Roanoke and Play It Forward Sports, the enterprise behind the facility, city officials said. “This is going to be drawing people in from all over the metroplex. That’s what we look forward to doing—promoting Roanoke as a destination,” Roanoke Mayor Scooter Gierisch said.

City park and trail area

Sports complex boundary

Roanoke Sports Complex

$60M-$70M project cost

122 acres

8 baseball fields

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land as a donation from the Byron Nelson Trust and agreed to lease it to Play It Forward Sports for 30 years, with the possibility of two 10-year extensions. Complex officials already are in talks with multiple national youth sports baseball tourna- ment providers about playing at the Roanoke Sports Complex, Dickson said. The Trophy Club Roanoke Youth Baseball Association will use the facility for practice when there aren’t tournaments in progress, he added.

Baseball players Blake Beavan and David Murphy, with Beavan working directly with Play It Forward Sports. Within five years, complex officials said they want to host at least 45 tournaments annually. “Our hope is that the Roanoke Sports Complex becomes an integral part of [not just] Roanoke, but all of North Texas,” Dickson said. Roanoke and Play It Forward officials entered a public-private partnership, Roanoke City Manager Cody Petree said. Roanoke officials acquired the

Aside from eight fields, the complex will have a hotel with five floors; roughly 75,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space; and over 1,000 parking spaces split between two parking lots designed to accommodate players, coaches and families, said Dave Dickson, managing partner of 114 Development, which is in charge of the project. Dickson said the fields will be easy to retrofit with removable bases and fencing so a variety of tournaments can be played. The project has attracted support from former Major League

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The fields will cost an estimated $30 mil- lion, the retail and land development will fall between $10 million-$15 million and $20 mil- lion-$25 million will be for the hotel. The total will be $60 million-$70 million, Dickson said. He doesn’t expect construction to hinder traffic off Cleveland-Gibbs Road or SH 114. Play It Forward will shoulder the cost of building the complex while the city will focus on constructing a park and/or trails behind the fields, Petree said. Funds from Roanoke Parks and Recreation will be used for the project. According to a third-party analysis from Sports Facilities Advisory LLC, the complex is expected to generate nearly $29 million in city revenue in its first year of full operation from hosting at least 41 tournaments and guests using the hotel, eating at the complex’s restaurants, shopping in its stores and visiting other areas of Roanoke.

State Rep. Ben Bumgarner, R-Flower Mound, said he’s seen firsthand what a sports complex can do for a city. He was on Flower Mound City Council when the city approved Bakersfield Park, an outdoor recreation area that was completed in 2004 and features multiple soccer fields and baseball diamonds. He said Flower Mound has become a highly sought-after community for families largely due to the schools and amenities the city has to offer. Gierisch said the complex will draw families together and is a natural way for the city to support youth sports. He added that the facility will become a centralized hub in the community and put North Texas on the map as a center for youth sports.

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Sept. 18: Groundbreaking ceremony Fourth quarter: Water utility line to be laid out; construction of fields to begin Third quarter: Fields expected to be completed; tournament scheduling begins; construction on retail space to start 2025

Fourth quarter: Break ground on hotel

Third quarter: Hotel construction and retail space expected to be completed 2026

“The Roanoke Sports Complex is going to be an anchor in this community.”

SOURCES: PLAY IT FORWARD SPORTS/COMMUNITY IMPACT

Economic impact Estimated city revenue from complex visitors

BEN BUMGARNER, TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 63

Dickson said the fields and parking lots will be completed first. Once Play It Forward has a completion date for the fields, tournaments will be scheduled. Murphy, who grew up playing on fields like ones at the Roanoke Sports Complex before becoming an MLB outfielder, said he believes the facility will have a lasting impact on players. “There will be future kids that play on these fields that end up playing in the Big Leagues,” he said. “We’re giving young athletes the opportunity to grow in many ways.”

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