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A planned youth sports complex in Johnston is facing foreclosure after the developer failed to meet loan payment terms.

Lincoln Savings Bank and Gulf Coast Realty are seeking to sell the property to recoup millions in unpaid loans.

The city had pledged millions in tax incentives for the project, which was intended to anchor a new gateway district.

The future of a sprawling youth sports complex in Johnston is in doubt after an Iowa bank and another lender foreclosed on the project this month following years of delays.

The legal action leaves a largely empty tract where Johnston leaders hoped to establish an image-boosting gateway for the city. First proposed in 2021, the 250,000-square-foot Ignit sports complex was scheduled to open in 2024 on the wast side of Mer

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