The 26-acre proposed sports complex, located at 2500 Ashley Worth Blvd., Bee Cave, will contain baseball fields, batting cages, associated parking, restrooms, concession stands and water quality facilities.
Bee Cave City Council has so far dealt with a number of issues surrounding the park, the most prominent of which centered on parking.
During a meeting Sept. 24, 2019, council voted to prohibit parking, stopping or standing on Ashley Worth Boulevard as it runs along the future sports park.
On April 14, city staff updated council on various facets of the development process so far, from cutting-edge lighting design to the 300 parking spaces that will come with the complex.
City information states the lighting plan for the Baldwin Sports Complex has been certified by the International Dark Sky Association as a community friendly outdoor sports lighting system.
Council approved the site development plan provided underwriters 12 Fields Foundation and Western Hills Little League pay all pending fees to the city and submit updated fiscal estimates for various aspects of the development.
Chris Ellis, president of the 12 Fields Foundation, told council the Baldwin Sports Park has been in the works for about seven years.
"We have reached out to the neighborhoods that are close to the project ... and made sure we understood the concerns they had," Ellis said. He added that once the complex is open, a traffic study could provide data warranting a possible traffic light at the entrance of the park.
Estimations from the city of Bee Cave state the project should require about six to 12 months of fundraising and another nine to 12 months for construction to complete.
