Could tenpin bowling be coming to Wiscasset? How about six lanes, along with indoor batting cages, billiards, virtual golf, video gaming, a dance club, an ice cream shop and dining, all in a two-story, 29,136-square foot complex near Wiscasset High School? That’s the vision Vincent and Sally Thibeault have for 40 undeveloped acres they have a purchase-and-sale agreement on.

The Gardiner Road parcel is north of the high school and on the opposite side of the road from it, Vincent Thibeault said in a telephone interview May 11.

The Indian Road couple, Wiscasset residents since 2002, credit their inspiration for the proposed project to their experience as parents of four. In documents the Thibeaults provided to the town ahead of a May 11 planning board meeting, the couple write that the closest entertainment options for teens, younger children and parents are in Brunswick and Augusta, a half-hour drive from Wiscasset, Alna or Dresden; 40 minutes from Edgecomb or Westport Island; and 45 to 50 minutes from Boothbay, Newcastle or Damariscotta.

“We believe strongly that an entertainment complex in the Wiscasset area would draw business from all of these surrounding communities,” the Thibeaults write. “Our goal is to have a complex that contains multiple entertainment options at one location. The objective is to create a fun and entertaining environment that would attract a regular customer base as an after-school hangout spot as well as an adventure complex for those looking for a nightly, weekend or summer entertainment destination.”

The parcel where the complex would go is large enough for it and for future outdoor entertainment options to be developed, according to the documents. “Our long-term plan is to expand and offer some seasonal outdoor options that would include a go-carting road track and a mini golf course, like no other, combined with an expanded outdoor eating environment for the summer months and ice skating and downhill snow tubing in the winter.”

Addressing the planning board Monday night, Vincent Thibeault emphasized that the family market is what they are seeking to serve. They have no desire to ever seek a liquor license for the facility, he said.

“I worked as a bouncer. I have no desire to ever do that again,” he added.

Vincent Thibeault, a member of Wiscasset’s budget committee, currently works in logistics at Bath Iron Works. He and his wife have worked in management in a number of areas, his experience including restaurant management; hers, an elderly care facility. “Together, we have plenty of management experience,” he said in Monday’s interview.

He did not yet have a timetable for the project; the earliest the doors might open would be summer 2016, he said. Asked if he and his wife were confident they can get the complex built, Thibeault said: “Funding is always a hurdle with any start-up, but we’re pretty confident.” The property’s proximity to the high school may help the project to get funding, he said.

Monday night, planning board member Allen Cohen told the Thibeaults he liked the concept of the complex, and that he found it very interesting. “My only concerns are, where are you getting the money from, and do you know what’s involved.” He encouraged the Thibeaults to contact the State Fire Marshal’s Office for information.

Vincent Thibeault said they appreciated the suggestion. Regarding funding, he said that they planned to speak with Coastal Enterprises Inc. (CEI).

“For us, this is still early, and we have a long way to go, but we do have a plan more than an idea at this point,” he told the board. He cited the detailed floor plan, the selection of a target group, and the decision to choose land near a school and with room to expand.

“So from that perspective, we’re a long way into it,” he said about the work that has gone into the project.

“I’d say with 40 acres, you’ll have room,” Board Chairman Ray Soule said.

Town Planner Jamel Torres told the Thibeaults he liked their plan to have a long driveway to the complex, “so it’s kind of hidden.”

They want to minimize the complex’s impact for neighbors, Thibeault said. They also have chosen their entertainment options to avoid competing with school programs, Wiscasset Community Center and Monkey C Monkey Do, he said. “We don’t want to compete with (them).”

Thibeault chose to wait on scheduling a site walk for the planning board. Torres said he would get the Thibeaults a list of items that will be needed in order for the board to review a site plan for the project.