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Soccer.com complex draws regional tournaments but needs field renovation and parking for expansion, staff says

2952704 · April 8, 2025
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Parks and recreation staff reported sustained demand for the soccer.com sports complex, outlined revenue/expenditure history, noted significant regional economic impacts from tournaments and identified field maintenance and parking as priorities for a planned expansion and CIP work.

Dave Stansell briefed the board on the soccer.com center’s usage, finances and capital needs, telling commissioners the facility continues to attract large regional and national tournaments while also serving regular recreational play.

Stansell said the complex, which opened in 2009 and is co‑located with Gravelly Hill Middle School, has five full‑size Bermuda fields and one practice field and that Sports Endeavors holds the naming rights. He noted staffing and year‑round field maintenance are intensive and that the county renewed a…

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