City of Odessa Announces Sports Complex to be Located at Parks Bell Ranch

Odessa, Texas/May 31, 2023-On Tuesday, May 30th, Mayor Javier Joven along with Mark Matta, Odessa City Councilman, District 1 and Denise Swaner, Odessa City Councilwoman at Large announced the new sports complex that will eventually be built in the Parks Bell Ranch area 

(Javier Joven, Mayor-City of Odessa, Texas) 

The Sports Complex will have indoor sports-Basketball and Volleyball and an outdoor multi-purpose complex that will have football, soccer, and will include La Crosse. The Sports Complex Committee hopes that it will be able to bring in tournaments to the City of Odessa and be competitive with Midland 

(Mark Matta, Councilman, District 1/Odessa City Council-Odessa, Texas) 

It was announced at the presentation by Councilman Mark Matta, that an Ice-Skating rink was not included in the plan of the Sports Complex. 

(Mark Matta, Councilman, District 1/Odessa City Council-Odessa, Texas) 

Several people that attended the Sports Complex announcement hoped that the ice-skating rink would be included in the design of the Complex. 

(Christine Holcomb, Figure Skating Mom/Odessa, Texas) 

The Odessa City Council will have items related to the Sports Complex on the council agendas regarding infrastructure, costs and other Sports Complex challenges. 

For DRB Media Communications Digital News, Danny Barrera  

DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS(050422)-WEST ODESSA RESIDENTS PLAN TO VOTE NO ON SCHOOL BOND

MIKE GARDNER, ECTOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PRECINCT 1 RECENTLY HELD A TOWN HALL MEETING AT KELLUS-TURNER PARK COMMUNITY BUILDING, WHERE RESIDENTS VOICED THEIR OPPOSITION TO THE CONSTITUTION OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BELLS-PARK RANCH AREA.

(MIKE GARDNER, ECTOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PCT 1)

COMMISSIONER GARDNER AS WELL AS WEST ODESSA RESIDENTS BELIEVE THAT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL WOULD BENEFIT FAMILIES THAT CAN AFFORD TO LIVE IN NORTHEAST ODESSA.
(MIKE GARDNER, ECTOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PCT 1)

THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL WOULD ALLOW RESIDENTS OF MIDLAND TO ATTENED THE HIGH SCHOOL.

(MIKE GARDNER, ECTOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PCT 1)

RESIDENTS OF ECTOR COUNTY PLAN TO VOTE AGAINST SCHOOL BOND PROPOSAL ON MAY 7TH.

(MIKE GARDNER, ECTOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, PCT 1)

FOR DRB MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS DIGITAL NEWS, DANNY BARRERA