UPDATES FOLLOWING LAST NIGHT'S VANCOUVER PARKS BOARD MEETING:

Our Field Hockey and the South Vancouver Community showed up last night! Over 60 speakers in favour and many more outside, for over 4 hours, stood and spoke in support of the recommendations below. 

RECOMMENDATIONS 

A. THAT the Vancouver Park Board approve the delivery of a new synthetic turf field on the north pitch of Moberly Park (Moberly Field North) with funding contingent on the Growing Communities Fund. 

B. THAT the Vancouver Park Board direct staff to proceed with field hockey for the synthetic turf field’s primary sport use. 

C. THAT the Vancouver Park Board approve the delivery of additional park amenities including a new walking loop at Moberly Field North delivered as part of the synthetic turf field project, and a playground renewal at Ross Park to be delivered as part of the new spray park project. 

D. THAT the Vancouver Park Board approve the delivery of a new field house at Moberly Park which is required to support the new synthetic turf field subject to additional funding being made available from the Growing Communities Fund. 

E. THAT the Vancouver Park Board approve the delivery of a new field house at Ross Park which is required to support the spray park subject to additional funding being made available from the Growing Communities Fund.  

As it was after 11pm at night before the final speaker was done! 

Let's keep up the pressure, please email the commissioners and continue expressing your support before today's decision. 

We also ask that anybody who can possibly make it please go down to the meeting. There are no logical arguments against this project left, the only reason it may not pass is political and personal. It will be a lot harder for the commissioners to say no to this project if they have to look their constituents in the eye as they make their decision. There will be no more opportunity to speak - the commissioners will debate the motion and then vote and it is likely to take less than one hour.

CALL TO ACTION - ATTEND THE DECISION @ VANCOUVER PARK BOARD MEETING TONIGHT

Tuesday, June 25th, 5:30pm @ VPB Head Office - 2099 Beach Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6G 1Z4

There are no more delays, the decision is made tonight. Please consider attending, every little counts.