Slick City Action Park sliding into vacant Parma household enjoyable middle

PARMA, Ohio — Less than a yr after Make Believe Family Fun Center closed its Parma location, a brand new household leisure attraction — Slick City Action Park — is kicking the tires on the Day Drive venue.

Slick City Action Park has an financial growth settlement earlier than City Council and plans underneath assessment by the Planning Commission, Mayor Tim DeGeeter mentioned.

Billed because the world’s first indoor slide park, Slick City Action Park gives large slides and gravity-defying air courts which can be good for birthdays, crew outings and group occasions.

“This would be their second franchise in Ohio,” Community Services & Economic Development Director Erik Tollerup mentioned.

“We were competing with a Cleveland location.

“What it looks like is in an indoor waterpark without water. They have some specialized slides and socks you wear for a high-speed thrill slide adventure.

“They also have arcade games and some sports concepts, such as a trampoline. It’s basically an indoor family fun park.”

Parma Building, Planning and Zoning Coordinator Melissa Morrow mentioned the corporate plans on increasing the present 2,600-square-foot location at 8303 Day Drive.

“They’re going to add a 4,000-square-foot addition, so they’ll be approximately 30,000 square feet upon completion,” she mentioned.

“They’re literally squaring off the back of the southwest corner of the building that’s currently a parking lot.”

Based in Nashville and St. Louis, Slick City Action Park is planning to speculate $5.9 million into the Parma venture.

This contains $2.8 million for acquisition, $600,000 for enlargement, $1 million for inside renovation and $1.5 million for gear.

Tollerup famous that the town is providing an financial growth incentive associated to payroll taxes.

“We offered an incentive agreement of 35 percent of payroll taxes generated onsite for a period of five years,” he mentioned.

“And if they exceed, then we’ll negotiate continuously with them.”

He estimated that might equate to $15,000 yearly from the town in alternate for the enterprise taking on a big emptiness that wasn’t going to be bringing in any taxes.

“The overall project cost is close to $6 million, so on the grand scale of things it’s a partnership with them, but they are taking the bulk of the financial risk,” he mentioned.

While precise employment numbers weren’t offered, Tollerup expects the enterprise to function with an annual payroll of roughly $600,000, relying closely on part-time employees.

“We think it’s a perfect fit,” DeGeeter mentioned. “We appreciate them selecting Parma, investing in our community and creating jobs.

“We look forward to a wonderful partnership. It’s great to see a large franchise come and take up space in our town center.”

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