Let’s Promote Newport Mesa Youth SportsSix_Philosophy_large

Our children are in need of field space for our youth to participate in all the various youth sports made available in our community. In a built out city like Costa Mesa, there are limited areas to build new active use parks. As such we need to maximize the time at the facilities we do have. During the winter months the field use is drastically cut short by 5:00 pm each day. Permanent lights can help solve this issue by allowing user groups to play on fields that during other months of the year are usable until 8:00 pm. While we have seen temporary lights used at various sites in the community, we know that these are not long term solutions for the youth groups and surrounding neighbors who are affected.

Currently in Eastside Costa Mesa, there is not one lit facility available. Kaiser Elementary has three multi-use utility fields and two baseball fields. This location offers the greatest amount of space that can accommodate lights and synthetic turf. This is the primary facility AYSO Region 97 uses just as Jack Hammet is the primary facility for AYSO Region 120 and Flag Football.

The condition of the grass at all facilities in our community is poor to say the least. With drought restrictions, limited maintenance budgets, and over-use these facilities are getting worse and worse. Synthetic turf can help alleviate the over-use issues and reduce field maintenance expenditures. It can also allow more than one user group permitting at a particular site.

Newport Harbor High School currently has limited field space on campus. Sporting teams such as Lacrosse, Field Hockey, and Soccer have to travel off campus and use sites at Back Bay High School, Harper Elementary, and Lindbergh. These sites which are also permitted to youth groups have drastic wear and tear. If Kaiser Elementary School were to have permanent lights and synthetic turf, NHHS sporting teams could use this facility immediately after school and then youth groups could use in the evening hours and the fear of destroying the grass would be eliminated. This would solve a huge issue for both NHHS and youth sports groups in our area.

With new Stadiums being built at Costa Mesa High School and Newport Harbor High School, the available fields are actually being reduced. Newport Harbor High new Stadium is not adding any additional field space on campus. Costa Mesa High School Stadium is actually taking away field space for youth sports groups because this facility will not be made part of the Joint Use Agreement. For these reasons, the need for lit facilities will become greater than they are today.

Currently the California State Legislature has recently introduced AB 2496 which would eliminate Daylight Savings Time. This bill would further erode hours of play in our parks. Right now fall and winter youth groups struggle with field space, if this were to pass the problem would hurt youth sports year round.

We strongly urge the NMUSD Board of Education to partner together and help remedy the problem of available lighted playing time for our children. As such we ask that you vote to take the first step in bringing lights and synthetic turf to Kaiser Elementary, Davis Middle School, and Parsons School.

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I support Newport Mesa Unified School District approving the Light and Synthetic Turf Feasibility Study at Kaiser, Parsons and Davis Elementary Schools. Please vote yes, to approve the study.

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