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Vandalized lighting at MLK cost Richmond youth teams their season; city says repairs completed
Summary
Commissioners and recreation staff said copper theft and vandalism to MLK field lights forced cancellation of middle-school soccer affecting an estimated ~200 youth; staff and the council liaison reported repairs were completed before Thanksgiving and lights now run daily on a set schedule.
Commissioners, recreation staff and community members told the Richmond Parks and Recreation Commission that vandalism and copper theft to field lighting at MLK disrupted youth soccer programs and forced the cancellation of the middle-school season.
Teitai Kisei, recreation supervisor, said the middle-school league "was running well until the lights were vandalized" and that the program lacked a timetable for repair. Commissioners estimated "about 200 youth" lost their season when the lights went out, a disruption amplified by longer…
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