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Jacksonville council approves six-month lease extension for youth soccer group while land-swap talks continue
Summary
On Nov. 18, 2025 the Jacksonville City Council voted to grant a six-month extension of the Jacksonville Area Soccer Association (JASA) lease for Woodlands Park while staff and stakeholders continue negotiations on a proposed land swap with Onslow County Schools. The extension is intended to buy time for a long-term solution that would serve youth sports and school needs.
The Jacksonville City Council on Nov. 18 approved a six-month extension of the Jacksonville Area Soccer Association’s lease of Woodlands Park, giving city staff and community partners time to negotiate a potential land exchange with Onslow County Schools.
City staff presented three options in a resolution packet and recommended pausing final action while stakeholders work out details. Mr. Ray, the city presenter, said the city-owned Woodlands Park is identified as 32.46 acres and that the county’s properties under consideration include a roughly 4-acre portion around Jack Emmett baseball field and an estimated 16 acres at the commons. The council voted, by voice, to extend JASA’s lease so…
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