No Design Yet For A Second Sports And Events Center At Bryan’s Midtown Park

Image of the architect's rendering of the Midtown Park indoor tennis center from the city of Bryan.
Image of the architect's rendering of the Midtown Park indoor tennis center from the city of Bryan.

August 1st marks one year since the Bryan city council and Texas A&M agreed to build an indoor facility at Midtown Park that will be used by the university’s tennis teams.

An interlocal agreement (ILA) requires completion of the building by August of 2025.

Click HERE to read background information from a July 31, 2023 special meeting of the Bryan city council.

Click HERE to read and download the interlocal agreement that was approved during the July 31, 2023 Bryan council special meeting.

During Tuesday’s Bryan council workshop meeting (July 9), mayor Bobby Gutierrez was revealed that there is no final design.

The reason is that proposals so far have exceeded the $17 million dollar budget.

Deputy city manager Hugh Walker tells WTAW News that various options currently under consideration essentially have the same court and floor space.

General manager Jamie Cox of Legends Events Center, who will also be managing the new building, told the council that they will still be able to recruit additional events when the building is not being used by A&M.

A&M will pay the city a fee as part of a 30 year interlocal agreement.

In October 2023, the council hired the same company that was in charge of building the Legends Events Center and the same company that manages Legends for the city to design, build, and manage the second building.

Click HERE to read and download presentation materials from the October 10, 2023 Bryan city council meeting regarding the design and construction of the indoor tennis building.

Click HERE to read and download background information about the design and construction of the indoor tennis building.

Click HERE to read and download background information about the management of the indoor tennis building.

Click below to hear comments from the July 9, 2024 Bryan city council workshop meeting.

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