Power Play Project, Inc.. has formed a core group of motivated individuals to develop a long-term facility plan for the youth of Williston who participate in hockey and skating clubs alike. The existing facilities within the city are no longer feasible to operate and the equipment and systems in these facilities are reaching their useful life(s) and the time has come to develop a new plan for the future of Williston. With a new vision for appropriate facilities moving forward, the Power Play Project will be able to respond to the increased growth trends and projected interest in youth and adult ice sports in Williston. Power Play Project has retained ICON Architectural Group to design the facility solution for the future of Williston. The plan has been built around the reuse of the Hangar facility at Sloulin Field. ICON has developed as solution to expand the hangar facility in length to fully house the first rink as the basis for the plan. Further, the plan includes a second rink to be added on to the facility to the west of the existing hangar and the required support facilities including: ice plant engine room, Zamboni room, locker rooms, and other support spaces required. Finally the plan includes a multi-purpose arena for larger capacity events and arena crowds up to 1,635 seats for hockey or 3,000 for concerts or floor seating events. High School teams, College hockey game crowds, and the potential for future Junior league team development will drive this facility from an ice usage standpoint. Additionally, a large column free floor area of almost 20,000 s.f. will provide the City of Williston with a venue space to host concerts, boat & RV shows, exhibits, and other complementary uses with the planned hotel and convention center adjacencies. The design of the project is currently completed through schematic design covers 145,850 square feet, and estimated in the $18MM to $23MM range, depending on final amenities.
*SOURCE: Planning for the Future, Enrollment Analysis, RSP and published by Williston Public School District #1.
Historically WBSC has had approximately 7%-10% of all Williston Public School District #1 enrollees as active members, with an average of 8.64% over the last 8 years. The projected members of WBSC are conservatively forecasted at 7% of all Williston Public School District #1 enrollees.
The revenue amounts listed below represent expenditures made in Williston by visitors to the City to participate in events held at the Power Play Facility. They represent a 12-month period of time.
Concessions $86,750
Entertainment $10,570
Gasoline $162,878
Hotel/Lodging $451,710
Meals/Groceries $855,944
Registration Fees $74,200
Shopping $191,100
Total Revenue Per Year: $1,833,152
Economic Impact City of Williston Per Year: $3,482,989
IMPACT STUDY
Research indicates that economist use Economic Impact Multipliers between 150% and 300% of gross revenue, earned through activities such as hockey tournaments. At gCariveau & Associates we strive to use multipliers that are based on Midwest economies. Simply put we want our computations to be realistic but not over ambitious. After consultation with UND Economists and after benchmarking against other projects we have done we are using an economic impact multiplier of 190% for the Power Play Facility. Simply put, this formula assumes that for every dollar spent by visitors to the community because of an event at the Power Play Facility, another 90 cents is generated in the community.
The Power Play Project facility will draw players and families from all from all over North Dakota in additional to South Dakota, Montana and Canada.
This facility will truly be a regional draw for Williston that will put it on the map as the tournament facilty to travel to.
The Power Play Project facility will draw players and families from all from all over North Dakota in additional to South Dakota, Montana and Canada.
This facility will truly be a regional draw for Williston that will put it on the map as the tournament facilty to travel to.