A long-time negotiated deal for a bowling alley in Turlock is now officially dead, according to project investor Jim Theis.
The Ten Pin Fun Center project, and subsequent zoning requirements, were approved by the Turlock City Council and Planning Commission in late 2010 for an empty lot at 980 W. Monte Vista, by Rite Aid and across from California State University, Stanislaus.
Prior to the approved rezoning, five different variations of medium to high density housing projects meant to serve CSU Stanislaus students and staff had been proposed for development on the property, but all of them reportedly failed due to economic viability.
The proposed facility was a 52,000 square-foot family entertainment center with 34 bowling lanes, a 4,000 square-foot laser tag area, a game room with 75 games, a sports bar with seating for 200 guests, billiards, shuffleboard, two outdoor bocce ball courts and outdoor dining. The facility would have also included six party rooms for birthdays and other events.
At the time, the City Council approved to rezone the land, following recommendation from the Planning Commission, and allow the bowling alley to be built.
“We’re going to eliminate the comment that there’s nothing to do in Turlock, which comes up in almost every quality of life survey,” Theis said when Turlock City Council approved the rezoning.
The Ten Pin Fun Center was expected to open in the winter of 2011, one year after it was approved by Council.
Unfortunately for everyone in Turlock, Theis said financing was never secured for the project.
“Basically at the time the economic situation was not very good and financing just wasn’t available,” said Theis. “Since then the project has kind of been on hold but at this time the project partners have decided to move on. There will be no new bowling alley.”
In place of the Ten Pin Fun Center at 980 W. Monte Vista now sits a Prime Shine Car Wash which just recently opened.
In February of 2013, the Planning Commission unanimously approved to alter the Ten Pin development plans and allow Prime Shine to be constructed before the bowling alley. Commissioners had previously ruled that the bowling alley must be constructed first.
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Noting to do here and thanks stopping the bowling alley city of Turlock!!!
No why can’t there be any fun for kids and families in turlock? Why can’t the city fund this but they can build the $40 million police station Taj Mahal!
Mike Brem lied about bringing a bowling alley to Turlock!
He keeps on lying not reporting his big donations and he is leading the road tax increase by having the city send out political mailers with tax payers money. Not the leader I want. Vote Soiseth for mayor!
The city planners and council like to do anything to kill unique business development here, unless of course it’s bringing a taco bell into a residential neighborhood or wasting millions on contamination cleanup to add an unneeded 15th McDonalds. What a vortex of lame this place is. Glad I’m outta here in a few months!
i feel like Turlock isn’t pushing hard enough on this. We don’t need another car wash. Or another McDonald’s or Taco Bell! We need places like i.e. Memo’s, other restaurants/small businesses, and this would have helped a lot. It’s not the city’s fault that they had financing troubles but we could really use something like this.
Car washes are more important than having quality things for our youth to do. Don’t worry though we have 2 Wal marts and a plethora of fast food restaurants for them to work at. Come on turlock. I know so many students at Stan who say they’re disappointed because they’re not having fun in the city. There IS NOTHING TO DO. except eat.
Sad I would have loved to see a bowling ally in Turlock.
We got a drought going on and now another carwash can’t have entertainment in turlock they done did away with.that over a century ago and yea save that recycled water crap there will still be alot of waste way to go lets all support the drought.
How about a water park instead of a bowling alley. The city of Antioch has a one http://www.ci.antioch.ca.us/CitySvcs/Prewett/
Its city owned and employs alot of kids during the summer. Not to mention WATER SLIDES.
This has been the case for the past 20 years. Thanks turlock for nothing but dollar stores and cheap clothing stores lol. This town is a joke.
This town is flooded with psycho, controlling, fanatic people. This behavior is no different than a suicide bombers really or the Isis! The ppl here are just as fanatic as Muslim extremists! Turlock is soooooooooo behind! For the love of GOD. OPEN YOUR MINDS!