BUTLER TWP — Township commissioners have approved a plan to purchase land from the Pullman Center Business Park, and are eyeing the addition of a sports complex to the township's amenities.

At a meeting Monday, the board approved moving forward with the land acquisition of more than 18 acres of the business park.

“It'll be a nice view when coming across the Picklegate bridge, looking at this site,” said Dave Zarnick, board president.

Zarnick said he is envisioning a dome-shaped indoor sports complex that would sit at a height that towers over the bridge. He said the idea was inspired by a scrapped idea from years ago, adding now the Pullman site gives the idea new life.

Read more in Wednesday's Butler Eagle.