CINCINNATI (Cincinnati Business Courier) – The future of a mixed-use sports complex at the Neighborhoods at Summit Park in Blue Ash is in doubt after a contentious public hearing where one city council member wondered whether the proposal has enough votes to pass.
Merus, formerly Al Neyer, and Vandercar Holdings, the master developers, need Blue Ash City Council approval to amend the district’s original development plan to build a $150 million youth-focused sports complex with a field house, a multipurpose stadium, apartments, hotels, a parking garage and surface parking lots on 20 acres near the southwest corner of Glendale Milford Road and Reed Hartman Highway.
The project would create around 1,000 construction jobs and around 280 permanent jobs with more than $16 million in annual earnings, according to an economic impact analysis…