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Local youth sports groups urge Encinitas Parks Commission to expand field access, lighting and sharing
Summary
Representatives of local soccer, baseball and lacrosse organizations told the commission rising participation strains fields and urged short-term fixes (portable lights, field subdivision/sharing) and a longer-term plan including renovation of ECP Field 3 and more turf.
Several leaders of Encinitas youth sports organizations used the commission’s public-comment period to press for more field time, lighting and collaborative scheduling as the city’s youth population grows.
Randy Noel, who said he participated in the Sister City program in 1992 and now leads a local soccer board, endorsed cooperative approaches among clubs to increase field access and highlighted population and housing trends that expand demand.
Brett Mills, director of program…
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