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Wakefield fields stay busy; new youth football program and high-school timeline discussed
Summary
Committee members reviewed high field usage and new youth programming led by the incoming high school coach; a question about the new high school's opening produced an ambiguous year reference in the audio and no definitive timeline was recorded.
Wakefield staff reported high use of town fields through the summer and previewed new and continuing youth-sports programs.
Dan said fields are heavily used for summer baseball, clinics and a women's league. He reported meeting with Lena Mera, the new fields director for Wakefield soccer, to review spring operations and fall preparations. Dan also described a new youth football program run by incoming high school coach Jim Rabbit aimed at building a feeder system between youth and high school teams.
A committee member asked about the scheduled opening of the new high school and the timing for tearing down the old building and installing a turf field. The audio contained an unclear reference for the expected year (the speaker said a year that sounded like "2020 28"); Dan said the town expects the field work to follow the high school demolition but did not provide a definitive calendar date.
The group noted twilight baseball and asked residents near Molton field to report any issues. The committee adjourned and will not meet again until September; staff said they will be available during summer work hours for follow-ups.
