Lancaster’s municipal stadium renovation wins APWA SoCal award for recreation project
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The city accepted an APWA Southern California honor for converting the former Lancaster JetHawks ballpark into a 5,300-seat soccer stadium, a public–private effort with the United Soccer League and Antelope Valley Soccer praised for workforce and community benefits.
The Lancaster City Council accepted recognition from the American Public Works Association Southern California chapter for the municipal stadium renovation, a project that converted the former Lancaster JetHawks baseball facility into a 5,300-seat soccer stadium.
Nick Godin, the city engineer and assistant director of public works, introduced Steven Anderson of the APWA SoCal chapter, who presented the Building Excellent Shaping Tomorrow award. Anderson said the chapter reviewed more than 200 projects this year and that Lancaster’s stadium was selected in the recreation and athletics facility category for jurisdictions with populations between 100,000 and 200,000.
The award citation highlighted the project as a public–private partnership involving the City of Lancaster, the United Soccer League and Antelope Valley Soccer and noted the stadium’s role as a local entertainment venue and community asset. Godin asked the council to display the award plaque publicly; Anderson encouraged staff to share photos on the APWA website.
Mayor (recorded in the transcript as 'Paris' and later as 'Perez') thanked labor partners and noted the work used a community workforce agreement, a point the mayor said reflected the city’s pro-labor approach during construction.
The council recognized the project’s community and economic benefits and the city will retain the award plaque as a milestone marker for the renovation effort.
That's the most recent factual development recorded at the meeting for the stadium recognition.
