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Residents Speak Out Against Tosa East Soccer Field Renovation
The $3.4 million project also calls for the addition of LED field lights that would stand 70 feet tall.
WAUWATOSA, WI — The Wauwatosa School District's plans to renovate and upgrade the Wauwatosa East High School soccer field met fierce resistance this week after more than 40 residents came forward during a school board meeting to voice their concerns over lighting, field size, parking and other details.
"Does this look like a place for a soccer/lacrosse field with four 70-foot lights?" Rachel English asked the board, as reported by JSOnline. "That is jamming a McMansion-sized field onto a postage stamp-sized lot. The neighbors are right on top of this field."
According to official documents, the project calls for making the existing 210-foot grass field larger, extending it to 360 feet and re-surfacing the area with artificial turf.
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The $3.4 million project also calls for the addition of LED field lights that would stand 70 feet tall, documents indicated.
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