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Paterson coaches ask council to open Buckley Park for free recreational soccer; say they pay Clifton fees now
Summary
Three brothers who run a soccer academy urged the council April 8 to support recreational soccer in Paterson and asked for access to Buckley Park and other fields. They said they currently pay $200 an hour to rent fields in Clifton and run a free clinic for city children.
Three brothers who run a local soccer academy asked the Paterson Municipal Council on April 8 to allow use of city fields for a free recreational soccer program and to help link them with city departments that manage athletic spaces.
Jason, Alessandro and Kevin Chavez, who said they grew up in Paterson and now run a soccer academy, told the council they currently rent fields in Clifton — at about $200 per hour — to run…
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