Gus Wortham Park soccer development is for the children!
This week, the Chronicle's soccer columnist unsurprisingly came out strongly in favor of a plan being "quietly" discussed among city officials to turn the Gus Wortham Park golf course into a soccer playpen that would benefit the Houston Dynamo:
It is encouraging to see that city officials have been exploring the possibility of changing the Gus Wortham Park golf course in the east end into a youth facility that focuses on soccer. The field could positively affect local youth who live close to the facility and even those who live around the country if national events were put together.
Ah, we stand corrected. It's not just for the Dynamo. It's also For The Children!
Matt Stiles reports on Chron.com's City Hall blog that some leaders from the East End are not as enthusiastic as the Chronicle's soccer columnist:
City Council candidate James Rodriguez is siding with his former boss, District I Councilwoman Carol Alvarado, in opposing plans to build a youth soccer complex at historic Gus Wortham Park golf course.
[snip]
In an e-mailed campaign news release, Rodriguez criticized city officials for not discussing the plans with neighborhood leaders. His statement said civic associations around the park are siding against the idea.
Does that put Rodriguez on the wrong side of The Children?! Oh my!
Stiles also posts Mayor White's response to questions about the potential development, along with an mp3 of the mayor's press conference.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 02/16/07 11:04 PM | Print | Comments (0)
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