Saturday, June 17, 2006

A war in Saratoga as the city counsel wants a soccer field and residence say NO and want Kevin Moran Park to remain as a city park!

Kevin Moran Park plan goes to council ... one more time
Heavily contested plans to develop Kevin Moran Park went before the Saratoga City Council once again on June 7. At the meeting, more than 50 people told Mayor Norman Kline and council members why they were for or against the project.
Dave Nelson, the city's design consultant for the renovations, admitted his inability to create a plan for the park that suited the needs of all residents. "Every plan gains some acceptance from some people, and is rejected by other people," he said.
He later added, "If you please every tenant, you can't put a soccer field in this park." Saratoga residents who oppose the renovations greeted that statement with applause.

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