By Chatwan Mongkol | New Haven Register
After years of community members saying some city sporting facilities have been neglected, some improvements finally are on the way.
Parents and student athletes were happy to hear he city plans to use $4.35 million to fund renovations at Rice, Blake and Wilbur Cross High School fields, with construction set to begin in as early as the coming weeks.
Elias Theodore, a Wilbur Cross senior, said the plans are “so awesome,” even though he probably won’t be here to use the facilities upon the renovation’s completion.
“But just knowing that my brother will have better access to this stuff and all the kids who play under me will, too, it’s just awesome,” Theodore said. “Even coming home from college on breaks and knowing we’ll have great places to play is really exciting.”
With current funding from local, state and federal sources, the city can only improve baseball and JV soccer fields at Rice, the football field and running track at Wilbur Cross, and varsity softball and soccer fields at Blake, according to City Engineer Giovanni Zinn’s community presentation this week.