The new facility includes a 3,500-seat football stadium and 1,200-seat competitive gym.
The Orange Beach City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday night supporting the construction of a $46 million athletic facility on the Orange Beach Middle and High School campus.
“When I came in, they asked me to do a quick evaluation of growth and enrollment and what the needs were,” Wilkes told. “This has been on our capital plan since we’ve been here. Just to see it come to fruition is a tremendous accomplishment. To get the school board to vote 5-0 and the city council to vote 6-0 is pretty unprecedented this day and time. I want to express sincere appreciation to the city council especially for putting the needs of students above everything else.
Wilkes said the facilities with be city funded as part of the capital plan with no tax increase. He said the new complex will fill a huge need for Orange Beach student-athletes.
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