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Pueblo City Council approves plan to bring new soccer field with artificial turf

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PUEBLO — A new soccer field is coming to Pueblo. The plan to replace the parking lot near East Grant Avenue and Madison Street near downtown with a new practice soccer field that has artificial turf was passed by Pueblo City Council Monday.

The following agencies collaborated on the plan:

  • City Government
  • Urban Renewal
  • Pueblo School District 60
  • Pueblo Central High School Foundation

The cost of the project is close to $900,000 with each group contributing money. The field will be open for both school and public use.
"I think the community is going to get really excited about it, and I think there is going to be a line waiting to practice on the place because it is not an opportunity they get every day when we have a lot of natural turf areas," said Steven Meier with Pueblo Parks and Recreation.

Pueblo City Council approved $250,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for the field. Work is expected to start in Spring 2025.

“We are excited to partner with Pueblo School District 60, Central High School Foundation and with PURA to build a brand-new, turf soccer field near Central High School,” said Mayor of Pueblo Heather Graham. “This is a great use of ARPA funding to serve the youth in our community and to fill a need in an area of town which will greatly utilize a turf athletic field.”

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