One of our readers sent us the following information that they found on the Town website on the Parks and Recreation page. The notice is on the bottom left of the Parks page under the “Announcements” tab.NARANJA FIELD 1 AND 2 CLOSED JANUARY - FEBRUARY
"Naranja Field 1 and 2 will be closed from Monday, January 8, 2018 - February 24, 2018. The closure is due to a training camp for Major League Soccer team, the New York Red Bulls. For more information please call 520-229-5050. Thank you."
You can read the notice HERE
We all thought that the critically needed fields in Naranja Park were “ for the kids.” Guess not. It seems the kids have been kicked off fields 1 & 2 throughout January and February so the fields can be used for exclusive training use by a Major League Soccer Team.
Maybe that’s why the town spent $600,000 for each soccer field, twice what youth fields cost in other communities. But hey, the team is staying at the EL Conquistador Resort so it’s a win-win for HSL.
Oro Valley Soccer Mom voices her displeasure
The below comment was left on the Parks and Rec Facebook page by a mother of two soccer players.
"I am a bit confused. I am a parent of twin U6 soccer players who just got informed that the Town gave away our practice space, and despite many parents already paying the fees, we don't have a start date for our season. It was supposed to start Monday the 8th. Back when the Town wanted the parents of soccer players to vote for the Bond Measure, it was supposedly [because] we did not have enough space for the children. However, we have enough of our meager space for New York soccer teams?"
