1701 W. Ash St.
Park Facilities20 acres Open playfield
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Home to the Activity and Recreation Center, this 20-acre piece of land and the adjacent 20-acre West Boulevard School grounds was formerly the Boone County Fairgrounds. Annual fairs were held at this site from 1948 through 1991. The Boone County Fair Board then traded the fairgrounds at Clinkscales and Ash Street for 226 acres known as the Cotton Woods Airport. Ron and Vicki Shy donated 20 acres to the City of Columbia for recreation use.
The final master plan for this site is yet to be determined. In 2000, the City of Columbia sent out requests for proposals for the construction, operation, and maintenance of an ice skating facility on this site. No acceptable proposals were received. In 2001, Sustainable Farms & Communities, Inc. had plans drawn up for a Farmers Market Community Center for proposed construction on the Ash and Clinksales site. In November 2005, a ballot proposal was put before the voters to extend the Park Sales Tax for two years to fund a multi-use recreation facility that would house an indoor ice rink, covered farmers market, and indoor sports complex. The ballot issue was defeated.
In 2006, the Columbia Youth Basketball Association (CYBA) approached the City with a proposal to raise the necessary funds to construct a 61,000 sq. ft. youth sports facility to be located on the Ash and Clinkscales property. Upon completion of the building, it would be turned over to the Parks and Recreation Department for operation and programming. The proposed building would include eight indoor basketball courts. The proposal went before the City Council for consideration.
After reviewing the proposal, the City Council directed the Department to contact other organizations which had expressed interest in the potential development of the Ash and Clinkscales site and allow 30 days for those entities to provide updated information as to the status of their project and/or proposals. The department was also directed to advertise to the public soliciting statements of interest for use of the property. Agencies were contacted by the department and a request for statements of interest was advertised. Four groups submitted proposals: Boone Ice Group (BIG), Columbia Farmer’s Market (DFM), Columbia Youth Basketball Association (CYBA), and Positive Regional Impact Development Enterprise (PRIDE).
After the proposals were reviewed and a public hearing at the Park and Recreation Commission meeting was held, the Parks and Recreation Department and Commission recommended the CYBA/Rising Stars and the Farmer’s Market facilities for the site.
The following outlines the timeline for the Ash and Clinkscales property use issue:
See Council Agenda Items for more information on the CYBA proposal.
Suiters are lining up for city's ARC land
May 17, 2006 - Columbia Daily Tribune
Basketball group plans open house
June 19, 2006 - Columbia Daily Tribune
Rinks, growers add bids for ARC land
June 28, 2006 - Columbia Daily Tribune
Advocates pitch ARC land plans
August 18, 2006 - Columbia Daily Tribune
Parks Board favors youth group for ARC site
September 26, 2006 - Columbia Daily Tribune
Council gives OK to youth basketball
January 17, 2006 - Columbia Daily Tribune
City okays youth sports complex
January 17, 2007 - Columbia Missourian
Ice rink backers set sights on 2008
January 23, 2007 - Columbia Missourian
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