West Side Park Update--

In the recent April Park Board minutes was the following section on the West Side Park.

7. West-Side Park work for 2006;

a. No actual work has been done on engineering prior grading the soccer field surface. Barbara Jacobson reported that she’s seen some work going on at the park. The City engineer reported (after this meeting) that work is currently focusing on getting the access to the new well house improved and grading a drainage ditch. Other work will begin soon.

b. Brad Fahlgren, 14016 Northridge Drive, and Kitty Verkuilan, 14357 W. Golf Air Drive, both representing the Soccer Club, requested assistance, as appropriate, in going forward with the soccer fields at the West Side Park. They also indicated their willingness to assist the city, as appropriate, in moving the project forward so that grading and seeding is done with turf appropriate for a soccer field. They reported that the club has a continuing problem maintaining the fields they use now and having enough field capacity for the growing number of people who play soccer in Evansville. They wanted reassurances that the field area would be designed to be appropriate for soccer, without crowning, etc. Such assurances were given. They would like the fields to be ready as soon as possible for play.