The City of Laredo (Texas) Parks Department has responded to concerns about the forthcoming $45 million Buena Vista Sports Complex, which broke ground in 2022 and was slated to be completed by July of this year but has seen setbacks due to challenges around clearing the land and establishing infrastructure for the facility.
According to KGNS, the new complex is expected to be the site of the Pony League World Series next year.
“Hopefully this time next year, we’ll have the complex ready to go and we’ll be able to host this tournament and many more tournaments to come, with the beautiful facility that’s coming,” said City of Laredo Parks director JJ Gomez.
Gomez acknowledged that there have been setbacks along the way.
"One of the challenges they had was to clear the area, there was no utilities, so they had to bring utilities, bring in the water, bring in the sewer, all that that was a little bit challenging from what I understand from the construction company,” Gomez said.
The facility will feature ten baseball and softball fields, two multi-purpose fields for soccer and football as well as picnic areas, playgrounds and even a potential aquatic center which is said to be the second phase of the project.
The complex, which was funded by the city sports venue tax, is now expected to be up and running by April of 2025.
