Local sports coalition asks Encinitas commission for turf and lighted fields, multi-use permitting changes
Nov 19, 2025
Express Soccer and allied sports groups told the Parks and Recreation Commission that Encinitas lacks enough turf and lit fields for older youth and proposed reconstructing Encinitas Community Park Field 3 with turf, temporary lighting and revised multi-use permitting; commissioners asked staff for follow-up and requested the group take the idea to City Council for a 2026 action plan.
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Representatives from Express Soccer and a coalition of local sports groups presented a multi-part plan to the Parks and Recreation Commission on Nov. 18 to expand usable field time and capacity in Encinitas by adding turf, temporary lighting and by revising multi-use permitting rules.
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