Ribbon Cutting at Santa Ana’s renovated Dan Young Soccer Complex set for Oct. 15

City of Santa Ana, Downtown Orange County

Community: Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Celebrate the Newly Renovated Soccer Fields of the Dan Young Soccer Complex

SANTA ANA, CA – The City of Santa Ana invites you to the Dan Young Soccer Complex (DYSC) Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. to celebrate the newly renovated synthetic soccer fields.

The DYSC Youth Field #4 is the City’s first synthetic turf youth soccer field exclusively dedicated for youth soccer. Due to heavy use, weathering and expiration of the turf service life, the field surface needed to be replaced. The Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency (PRCSA) identified funding in fiscal year 2015/16 from Park Acquisition and Development Funds, Park In-Lieu Funds, Strategic Plan Funds and Budget Surplus Funds to replace the synthetic turf on Field #4. Similar funding was identified the following year in fiscal year 2016/17 to also replace the synthetic turf on Adult Field #2. The project included the removal and disposal of the existing synthetic turf, inspection of the existing drainage system, and preparation and installation of the new synthetic turf.

The fields were completed in September 2016 and are now re-opened for community use. Local youth soccer organizations such as the Santa Ana Futbol Club, Team 90 League, Azteca Youth Soccer League, Club America Academy, Olympic Youth Soccer League, Best Soccer League and Academy, California Youth Soccer League, American Youth Soccer Organization Region 517, and the Santa Ana Soccer Development currently use Youth Field #4. Local adult soccer organizations such as the Golden Star Soccer League, Veteranos Soccer League, United Latin Soccer League and the InterAmerican Sports Association currently use Adult Field #2.

Local residents, adult and youth soccer organizations and the general public are invited to join us in celebrating these newly renovated fields available to the community. Light refreshments will be provided. For more information, please visit www.santa-ana.org or contact the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department at (714) 571-4254.

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SANTA ANA, CA – La Ciudad de Santa Ana invita al público a la Ceremonia de Inauguración del Dan Young Soccer Complex (DYSC) el Sábado, 15 de Octubre, 2016 a las 11:00 a.m. para celebrar la renovación de las canchas de futbol. La cancha Juvenil #4 es la primera cancha de futbol de césped sintético en la Ciudad dedicada al uso exclusivo de los jóvenes. Debido a su uso intensivo, intemperie y expiración de la vida del césped sintético, la superficie de la cancha necesitaba ser reemplazada. La Agencia de Parques, Recreación y Servicios Comunitarios (PRCSA) identifico finanzas en el año fiscal 2015/16 de adquisición de parques y fondos de desarrollo, fondos in-lieu de parques, fondos del plan estratégico y fondos adicionales para reemplazar el césped sintético en la Cancha #4. Financiamiento similar fue identificado el año fiscal siguiente 2016/17 para reemplazar el césped sintético de Cancha #2. El proyecto incluye la remoción y eliminación del césped sintético existente, inspección del sistema existente de drenaje y preparación e instalación del nuevo césped sintético.

Las canchas fueron terminadas en Septiembre del 2016 y están ahora disponibles para uso comunitario. Organizaciones de futbol juvenil locales como Santa Ana Futbol Club, Team 90 League, Azteca Youth Soccer League, Club America Academy, Olympic Youth Soccer League, Best Soccer League and Academy, California Youth Soccer League, American Youth Soccer Organization Region 517, y Santa Ana Soccer Development actualmente usan la Cancha #4. Organizaciones de futbol para adultos como Golden Star Soccer League, Veteranos Soccer League, United Latin Soccer League y el InterAmerican Sports Association actualmente usan la Cancha #2.

Residentes locales, organizaciones de futbol para ambos jóvenes e adultos y el público en general están invitados a la celebración de inauguración de las canchas de futbol renovadas. Habrá refrescos. Para obtener más información, visite www.santa-ana.org o póngase en contacto con la Agencia de Parques, Recreación y Servicios Comunitarios al (714) 571-4254.

Art Pedroza Editor

Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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