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Message: [QUOTE="Dream Jobbed 2.0, post: 2776414, member: 7159"] Oh definitely. Next time you take 84East to UConn look at what was once “New England Sportsplex” in Vernon right before exit 67. Was a top of the line softball/beach volleyball facility for a few years. Hosted tournaments of teams from all over. I was too young to know what happened when it eventually failed but it was probably about 20 years ago and it just sits there still. Fences, dugouts, I think the scoreboards too. Completely overgrown and covered in graffiti. Every so often there has been talks of the town buying it but it always fall through. I think Home Depot was rumored to go in there but there was a lot of NIMBY pushback to that. I’m sure the right leaders don’t wanna hear this but these places NEED public funding to survive. The indoor sports complex in Tolland probably 2 Miles from this site is doing great because of town support and programs. [/QUOTE]