Mike Hampton's proposed multisports complex, which is being considered as a public-private partnership, is planned for land that sits in one of the proposed Suncoast Parkway routes.

The 160-acre property is just west of county Road 491 and abuts the Crystal Glen community.

One parkway route proposes an interchange at that spot. Because the routes are not yet specifically designed, it's unknown whether it would hit the property or skirt it.

Citrus County officials, who are considering joining Hampton in the project, say they realized they cannot control the road's path.

Hampton, a Homosassa native and pitcher with the Atlanta Braves, has a 60-day contract to purchase the property, said his representative, Brent Hall.

Hall said Hampton wants the commission to decide in that time whether it will participate and how the funding would occur.

The project, dubbed by Hampton as the Veterans Community and Family Complex, would include a baseball training facility, gymnasium, college and youth baseball fields and park trails.

Hampton is offering to buy land if the county builds and maintains most of the park. Suggestions also include for the Citrus County School Board to build an aquatic center.

Citrus county Commissioner Gary Bartell said Hampton knows there are no guarantees the parkway, if built, will avoid the complex property.

"Everybody's going in with their eyes open," he told the Chronicle Editorial Board on Wednesday.

Hall called it a "calculated risk."

Consultants for Florida Turnpike Enterprise are studying a variety of routes between U.S. 98 and State Road 44, including three interchanges at S.R. 44.

The others are east of C.R. 491 near the county jail and one further west, near the Crystal Oaks community.

Development Services Director Gary Maidhof, who sits as a member of the Suncoast Parkway Advisory Group and a separate parkway committee of environmental regulators, said he put the state on notice that the property is being considered for a multisports complex.

Project manager Carl Gibilaro said he really has nothing to go on until the complex plans are put into action.

"Far as I know, it's not a done deal yet," he said. "We are monitoring the situation. If it does occur, we'll have to adjust accordingly to that.