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Alamance County parents urge commissioners to preserve competitive youth sports amid parks restructuring
Summary
Dozens of parents and coaches told the Alamance County commissioners they rely on competitive youth sports for structure and opportunity and asked county parks staff and commissioners to retain traditional tackle football and other competitive programs; Parks Director Jamie Merkel said the county will present a plan.
Dozens of parents, coaches and residents told the Alamance County Board of Commissioners on Monday night that competitive youth sports — particularly tackle football — are critical for children’s character development and community ties and should not be curtailed by program restructuring.
"If we decide that we want to cut out county sports, we're doing a disservice to the community that we serve," said Anthony Pierce during the public‑comment period. Several other speakers echoed that view, describing long travel times, equipment costs and brief seasons they said would result if the county replaces competitive schedules with more recreational or pick‑up options.
"You have to learn to fight hard for the…
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