Nine additional soccer fields are proposed for 60 Acres Park! -- SPEAK UP on September 15

Citizen: when you decide how you would "vote" on the LWYSA proposed 9 soccer field & parking complex think "why'? Why do we need 9 more soccer fields when the game is already saturated with 29% of all LWSD youth? (My daughter is one). LWSD enrollment is flat. Fewer youth now have more sports to play! Boys and girls lacrosse, cricket, skateboarding, BMX and mountain biking; and passive sports like Disc golf, gliding planes, model rockets, dog trials. And these are just some of the outdoor games. Kids play digital games, chess, the arts....

King County Executive Tim Hill said it well, in August 23, 1988:

"We do not believe it is King County's role as a public service provider to dedicate park land for the development of "premier" level facilities for one group while another interests of unserved, or served at disproportionately low levels. As its population grows, King County is coming under increasing pressure from taxpayers who have become more vocal in demanding an equitable share of facilities to accommodate their varied activities...These valuable resources must be shared by all County residents."

The City of Redmond will be holding "Neighborhood Meeting" on the "Lake Washington Youth Soccer Association" (LWYSA) proposal to develop 9 soccer fields on Sixty Acres South. Click HERE to see the site plan for the parking and 9 soccer fields.

This meeting will serve as an opportunity for interested parties and nearby property owners to review, comment, and ask questions of LWYSA soccer association regarding their aggressive proposal to build 9 premium grass soccer fields with parking on a county park.

This neighborhood meeting will be held prior to the City taking final action on this project.
Meeting Date: September 15, 2008
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: City Council Chambers, Redmond City Hall, (a short walk west of the library).

Make yourself heard as a "Party of Record" so you are allowed to participate in any appeal process. Contact city planner Kelsey Larson (425-556-2409) to make yourself a Party of Record. Her email is klarson@redmond.gov. Or, sign in at the meeting to be a Party.

CC: Kelsey Larson, C.O.R.