Godfrey Kicks Off Soccer Field Project
Date Posted: February 21, 2020
Posted In: Projects,
From The Telegraph: A few months after Godfrey Mayor Michael McCormick proposed new artificial-turf soccer fields to attract visitors to the village, a contract to construct two fields in Glazebrook Park was approved Tuesday by the Village Board.
The board approved a contract for the design-build services from St. Louis-based Byrne and Jones Construction. The cost of the fields will be about $1.2 million for the base bid, plus another $250,000 to $300,000 to light the fields. Lighting would be completed by another company.
The board may consider other options or expanding the contract to include a baseball field with an outfield that could be converted into a third soccer field.
A standing-room only crowd of supporters — mostly from the Fighting Irish Soccer Club — attended Tuesday’s meeting. Many spoke in favor of the plan.
Supporters said adding the artificial-turf fields would extend the daily hours and entire season, attract tournaments and leagues that prefer artificial fields, and bring visitors from as far away as Paducah, Kentucky and Bloomington-Normal.
“It’s going to be great exposure for the village of Godfrey,” Parks and Recreation Director Todd Strubhart said. “It’s going to open doors that we have not seen before.”