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Soccer clubs warn Veterans Village plan could strain practice space; developer says plan replaces fields
Summary
Local soccer organizers told council the development must preserve or replace current practice capacity; developers said the master plan provides comparable or greater field capacity but flagged that grade separation along Broadwell could alter some field locations in the long term.
Local youth and recreational soccer leaders urged the City Council to protect field capacity as Woodsonia advances its Veterans Village plan, saying current practice scheduling is already constrained and turf rental costs could create new barriers for families.
Derek Hanson, representing Heartland Football Club, told the council the citys existing grass fields are heavily used by 400450 kids each season and that practice time is already scarce. "We don't have enough room as it is," Hanson…
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