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Parent and coach urges action on Del Lago turf, asks board to ease community field access
Summary
James Griffin, Del Lago coach and president of Escondido Soccer Club, raised safety concerns about Del Lago High School turf and urged the district to discuss repair/replacement and greater public access to school fields to serve community teams.
At the district’s public‑comment period, James Griffin — a parent of district students, Del Lago girls soccer coach and president of Escondido Soccer Club — told trustees that Del Lago High School’s turf shows signs of disrepair with pieces pulling up during the season and urged the board to begin discussions about repair or replacement for safety reasons.
Griffin also described community field‑space pressures: his club uses Ryan Park (about eight fields) but serves roughly 2,200 participants and said local teams repeatedly struggle to find practice space. He asked whether the district could facilitate greater access to high school fields for community programs and encouraged staff follow‑up on potential solutions. “I would advocate to sort of see how we can begin that discussion about how we can move that forward,” Griffin said. Board members thanked him and asked staff to follow up.
Provenance: topicintro SEG 291, topfinish SEG 356
