Officials To Break Ground On APEX Sports And Events Complex

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — Officials will break ground on the APEX Sports & Events Complex in Hillsborough on Thursday.

Somerset County Freeholders, Hillsborough Township officials and the project developer will be joined by local sports teams and families during the event.

The year-round sports facility will be located next to Mountain View Park and is anticipated to open in the spring of 2019.

Apex Sports & Events will offer outdoor artificial turf fields as well as an indoor sports complex. Inside there will be full-size synthetic turf fields which will allow for regulation play in all long-field sports such as soccer, lacrosse, and football.

There will also be a hardwood court area for sports such as basketball, volleyball and futsal; a team-training area consisting of various sports performance amenities including batting cages/pitching tunnels; a rock climbing area and a play climb area; mezzanine viewing area; a cafe and concessions area; multi-purpose rooms; team rooms; and other supporting spaces.

The Board of Freeholders has authorized a property swap with developer and township resident Gregg Wilke, enabling him to build the sports complex next to the county-owned park in exchange for turning over 19.5 acres of land he owns on nearby Hillsborough Road. The site will become part of the county’s farmland preservation program.

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