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Sunnyvale residents press council for more turf, lights and upgraded fields while urging tree preservation
Summary
Dozens of residents at the Feb. 10 Sunnyvale Town Council meeting urged faster action on parks and youth-sports facilities, calling for turf fields, timed lighting and safer fields while some warned against clearing large stands of trees for a sports complex.
Dozens of Sunnyvale residents urged the Town Council on Feb. 10 to speed upgrades to parks and youth-sports fields, pressing for artificial turf, timed lights and safer playing surfaces while asking council to preserve mature trees at Samuel Farm North.
The comments came during the meeting’s public-comment period, when parents, volunteer coaches and school employees described crowded, damaged fields and late-night practices held in the dark. They said upgrades would reduce injuries, ease pressure on school facilities and improve year-round access for youth programs.
“Many of our programs go weeks without practicing because the few resources we do have are uncared for or unavailable,” said Jordan Bingham, a Sunnyvale resident who coaches and…
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