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rM <br />COUNTY -WIDE ASSESSMENT & FEASIBILITY STUDY OF <br />DEVELOPING A SPORTS TOURISM -RELATED COMPLEX <br />POR � COUNTY, INDIANA <br />In 2014, CSL conducted a comprehensive analysis of the market potential for a variety of amateur sports facilities <br />and/or complexes, which could include, but are not limited to, a natatorium, a multipurpose indoor complex, outdoor <br />fields for baseball/softball, soccer and other similar sports, an indoor hockey rink and other such facilities with <br />Porter County, Indiana and Indiana Dunes Tourism. Concurrently, CSL evaluated the viability of a potential expansion <br />and/or redevelopment of the Porter County Expo Center and Fairgrounds (PCEC). <br />Important goals of these study efforts were to: <br />• Improve the quality of facilities available for use by local events and other activity currently using Porter County <br />facilities. <br />• Provide some measure of quality -of -life benefit to the local community. <br />• Better position Porter County to compete for new non -local tournaments, competitions, meets and other events <br />that could provide added visitation and related economic impact. <br />We conducted extensive outreach within the local community and among potential user groups including local, <br />regional and state organization event planners, amateur sports tournament, competition and meet organizers, <br />representing hundreds of different annual events. Additionally, we reviewed local visitor industry assets and regional <br />sports participation trends, and analyzed regional and national facilities that could potentially compete for events <br />with Porter County. <br />These collective analysis and planning efforts resulted in a prioritized list of development options for amateur sports <br />facility development. Based on the County's stated goals of sustainability and economic impact generating <br />potential, we recommended partnering with Valparaiso University to develop a state- of -the -industry natatorium, <br />followed by municipal development of an outdoor sports complex. In May 2015, Valparaiso voters approved a bond <br />referendum for Valparaiso Community School improvements, including development of a new $18 million <br />Natatorium, which opened in late 2019. <br />CSL International -Indoor Amateur Sports Facility Qualifications • Page 9 CSL <br />