Dubuque City Council members will take a look at a consultant’s proposal to build a sports and entertainment center in the Port of Dubuque. City of Dubuque staff will present the results of a feasibility study examining what such a complex could look like and cost, which could be as much as $161 million. The City Council will discuss the matter during a work session this evening. A report says that a study found a need for indoor sports facilities both for community members and to host traveling sports tournaments. Consultants have developed two different concepts for the facility — one focused chiefly on sports and another that also would incorporate arts and entertainment space. The complex would be located on a 12-acre lot just north of East Fifth Street in the Port of Dubuque. Mayor Brad Cavanagh says he regularly hears calls for an indoor sports facility.



