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Parents, coaches press Carteret County commissioners for more youth-sports fields
Summary
Dozens of local coaches, parents and youth-sports volunteers told the Carteret County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 that the county lacks enough baseball, softball and soccer fields for growing youth and travel programs and urged coordinated investment and planning.
Dozens of parents, coaches and volunteer organizers urged the Carteret County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 17 to plan and fund more athletic fields for youth sports, saying existing facilities are at capacity and limiting local tournament and travel-team opportunities.
Speakers said rising participation in Little League, travel baseball, girls softball and soccer has outpaced available fields at Swinson Park and other local sites. "We have just loaded up the fields," said Shelley Odom, a Morehead City Little League board member and family physician, describing crowded practices and an inability to meet current demand. "We're already seeing more kids interested in playing this year in those younger divisions than we have in previous years, but yet we have less field availability."
The public comments came during the meeting's public-comment period and drew multiple speakers representing Morehead City Little…
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