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Lacey council hears RAC Phase 3 concepts; staff recommends focusing PFD-backed work on East‑side soccer improvements
Summary
Design consultants presented three master‑plan concepts for the Regional Athletic Complex; staff recommended prioritizing East‑side soccer/turf and lighting work because of limited public‑facility‑district bonding capacity and future maintenance costs.
Lacey — City staff and consultants presented three design concepts and cost estimates for Phase 3 of the Regional Athletic Complex (RAC) on June 10, and staff recommended the council prioritize East‑side soccer improvements rather than a full buildout on the undeveloped west parcel.
"The intent for tonight is to make sure council understands the PFD extension and the rack phase 3 options," Parks, Culture & Recreation staff member Jen said at the start of the presentation. Consultants from SCJ Alliance and ALSC Architects outlined three West Side concepts — a collegiate baseball field plus two softball fields, three softball fields, and a collegiate baseball field with a large multiuse turf field — and improvements on the East Side that would convert Field 2 from natural grass to synthetic turf with sports lighting and portable bleachers.
Staff explained funding constraints tied to the public‑facility‑district (PFD) sales tax. Troy Wu,…
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