- Target:
- City of Kingston
- Region:
- Canada
This petition is in support of improved and increased soccer facilities in the City of Kingston.
This is the second such petition, and the demand for facilities continues to grow. Soccer also continues to develop as the number #1 participation sport in Canada and Kingston, while the investment is not proportional to the participation and demand.
Action is required on many fronts, with no single solution, but opportunities must be developed through partnerships between the municipalities, schools, sports organisations and private ventures. Further delays will compound the problem.
Soccer also contributes to the local economy, with local tournaments generating significant employment in the City of Kingston.
THE PETITION WILL BE DELIVERED TO KINGSTON CITY COUNCIL 7:30PM TUESDAY JUNE 2nd. SUPPORTERS ARE INVITED TO JOIN US IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, OR TO JOIN LOCAL YOUTH SOCCER TEAMS WHO WILL BE ASSEMBLING IN SUPPORT OUTSIDE CITY HALL IN CONFERATION PARK FROM 7PM.
Petition for the development of Soccer Facilities in Kingston
To; The Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Members of Council of the City of Kingston
Soccer has the highest level of participation of any other sport in Canada. It is a year round sport with approximately 5000 youth and 1500 adult players registered in the City of Kingston. As a result of the increasing demand many of the current facilities are now significantly overused and are in poor condition.
Therefore, we the undersigned citizens of Kingston hereby petition the City to commit, over the next one to three years, to:
• Provide an artificial pitch for each high school in Kingston that will be available both to school and community use for all field sports,
• Initiate immediately the development of an artificial sports field for community and school use at the Invista Centre,
• Include in the plans for the Memorial Centre grounds an artificial sports field for community use,
• Provide for the City a first class track and field facility,
• Provide immediate support to build the soccer fields planned in the East end of the City at the St Lawrence Business Park, (Machin Park) using the monies set aside from the Pittsburgh Benefit Fund,
• Provide grants to each primary school in the Kingston area to allow them to upgrade their sports fields, and as a condition for them to be shared under user agreements with the community sports organizations.
• Through a City capital program or a public-private partnerships ensure the development of additional indoor purpose built sports facilities for use by all field sports and user groups.
User access agreements will be developed with the community sports organizations that will allow cost recovery towards the capital, operating and maintenance costs of these facilities.
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The Development of field sports facilities for the City of Kingston petition to City of Kingston was written by Jonathan Hulse and is in the category Sports at GoPetition.