Vineland, CCIA Approve $6M Purchase of 108 Acres for Youth Sports Complex

Vineland officials approved a plan to commit roughly $6 million to purchase about 108 acres of land owned by Inspira Health Network along College Drive, with the Cumberland County Improvement Authority (CCIA) joining the city in a 50-50 cost split. The purchase price is reported at about $6 million, with Vineland and the CCIA each providing $3 million toward the transaction, not including real estate closing costs.

The procedural record shows multiple dates as the council moved the measure forward. The measure was introduced Dec. 23, final council action was held until the Feb. 10 meeting, and Mayor Anthony Fanucci signed an ordinance on Feb. 11 authorizing execution of a sales contract and other necessary paperwork, according to Yahoo. An original account supplied to the newsroom states the Vineland City Council approved the plan on Feb. 13; that version includes a truncated sentence noting the vote “moves the parcel out of hospital ownership.”

Property documents cited in local reporting list two parcels involved in the transaction, both using 100 College Drive as the legal address, and identify one of the properties as approximately 100 acres. The land sits along College Drive and is near Inspira’s medical center on West Sherman Avenue and adjacent to city-owned property, placing the site inside a stretch of developing municipal and medical uses.

Vineland contracted a Florida-based consultant to test the project’s viability. Council members engaged a Clearwater firm named in reporting as “Sports Facilities Company” (also referred to in one city quote as “Sports Facilities Companies”) in January to complete a feasibility study, with payment capped at $71,225. Paul Spinelli, Vineland City Council President, said “the feasibility study may be back to city officials later in February.” Vineland Economic Development Director Sandy Forosisky said, “At this point, we have engaged Sports Facilities Companies to do a feasibility study on the prospect of doing a sports facility in Vineland,” and added, “Either way, the city and (the authority) still believe the land purchase was the right thing to do for development.”

Local reporting noted unanimous council support for moving the purchase forward; “City council authorization was unanimous and without comment,” Yahoo reported. The next step in the sale would be for Inspira to formally accept the agreement, and Inspira “hasn't commented on the land sale since its disclosure” and did not respond to a request for comment on Feb. 11, according to the Cherry Hill Courier-Post.

The Press of Atlantic City republished the coverage and shared the story on its Facebook page; that social post had two reactions and one share at the time it was captured. The Press of Atlantic City item also carried a photo and video credit referencing scenes from the Vineland boys basketball game with Holy Spirit in Absecon on Feb. 4, 2026, video by Matthew Strabuk. The feasibility study’s findings, Inspira’s formal acceptance, and any timeline or financing details for development beyond the $6 million land purchase remain outstanding.