Chris Kendrick of Poolesville played with Montgomery Soccer Inc. from 1972 until 1974, but now opposes County plan to create equal fields on 20 acres in the Potomac.
Kendrick was one of about 200 people who attended a meeting Thursday evening to discuss development plans for the land, now home to a biological farm that runs the Nick Maravell for 31 years. In March, the Governing Council of the school decided to lease the land to Montgomery County, which intends to work with sports organisations to build soccer fields at Brickyard Road, South of the falls road.
Critics have complained about the lack of transparency in the Council decision.
Thursday's meeting was organized by the County to discuss development projects with the community on football fields. Kendrick said he wanted to know why the soccer fields were needed in that position and cannot be spent elsewhere.
IT s time to show us the numbers, he said. Consider adding rectangles ballfields elsewhere, he said, citing the cabin John regional park, Rockville and Rimes regional park as two possible alternatives.
Garrett Stackman, a coach from Potomac, MSI also participated Thursday. He had a different take on the need for fields in the community, and is described in units of half an hour burden his family will sit through so that the child could play football.
We Re in danger of missing the games, because so far away, it s said. Twenty acres is difficult to find.
Stackman also decried the State of football fields, saying downcounty is though that the land would represent a unique opportunity to lower Montgomery County.
The Board of Education voted 5-2 in March gave the State control of land, which had previously been under the control of the Management Board as a future School site for Brickyard middle school. The county s 2005 maintenance of land, amusement and recognises the need for an additional 73 multipurpose rectangular fields and 15 youth rectangular fields for use in the community, State, by 2020.
Residents and supporters complained that he was blindsided by decisions and was unable to discuss the issue with their elected leaders. Many said the fields were elsewhere, while an organic farm as Maravell s is a unique and valuable commodity.
Chants of the Re-opening of the process! echoed through the gymnasium where dozens of people were clad in green. Colorful signs held high bearing messages such as Save at the farm, killing the football field and Will there be left to each primary agricultural land.
County officials have talked about the lack of good alternatives for soccer fields were met with catcalls. A minority, as Stackman, showed that football gear.
Three police cars were parked Montgomery County for halting outside, next to stalls advertising promotion of organic farming and stickers advertising a website, savenicksorganicfarm.org.
The County is also a breakout sessions in separate rooms from the gym, where he discussed specific issues related to the development of the site, such as hours of operation and the number and size fields. In a session about the traffic and parking, residents said neighbors should have more input on the traffic and parking issues, and that a study be carried out before release.
Kendrick was criticized for these sessions as well as saying that the County had tried to anger the Community President Cheney's former company from herds people into the gym to blow off steam, while the real work done at meetings.
The amount of respect, he said that s.
But he said the farm Maravell, s Stackman was a private company and questioned whether it is necessary to establish such thanks as its lease. Maravell s lease is rent for 10 years with an annual $ 1,500.
IT s worth a lot to this county, and it s been a gift to the farmer, he said.
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