A batting cage, lawn bowling, two pools and an indoor putting green are some of the changes coming to the Town and Country Sports Complex in Wilder.

        Kevin Molony, former operator of Four Seasons Sports Country Club in Crestview Hills, and a group of private investors bought the soccer complex Aug. 30 and will pump $2 million into the facility before next summer.

        They hope to create a “three-generation” family recreation center with several amenities not found in the Tristate.

        “What I'm trying to do is create a club that fills niches that no one else has filled,” said Mr. Molony, who left Four Seasons last fall and sold his interest back to Corporex Cos. Inc.

        The expansion will add even more activities to one of the most visible sports complexes in the region. Located along Interstate 275 and the AA Highway, Town and Country has more than 125,000 cars pass by every day.

        Campbell County Judge-executive Steve Pendery said a recreation master plan showed the county had only half of the recreation facilities it could support.

        “We're going to do what we can to meet the need, but anything the private sector does in the meantime to close the gap, we're certainly in favor of that,” he said.

        The Great Escape cinema complex, the Marquis conference center and several restaurants also attract customers to the intersection.

        John Toebben, who opened Town and Country in 1997 and sold it to Mr. Molony, said the location made the soccer operations profitable. The soccer fields will remain open during construction.

        “It was working fine for me,” Mr. Toebben said. “The location is what made the complex work.”

        The project will add 9,000 square feet on the front for a bigger exercise facility, and 12,000 square feet on the back for another indoor soccer field. Mr. Molony also plans more aggressive marketing to attract people from around the area.

        The soccer program will continue. Town and Country operates seven soccer fields, and the program attracts several thousand people a year.

        Specific plans for the building include:

        • A leisure pool and a lap pool, with the lap pool 8 degrees cooler.

        • A “Kids Club” featuring play equipment and supervised child care.

        • Expanded physical therapy services administered by Nova Care.

        • A 25-foot rock-climbing wall.

        • Aeroball, a combination of basketball and volleyball played on a trampoline.

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