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We are a coalition of leaders representing the youth sports organizations in Cambridge. We have sent to the City Council the following letter on Ahern Field:<\/p>\n

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Our programs share a key mission: we provide an opportunity for Cambridge kids to play locally and inexpensively among friends \u2014 something that is increasingly rare in the youth sports landscape across our country. Cambridge is unusual, thanks in no small part to the investments the city has made.<\/p>\n

The city manager has identified Ahern as the best location for a single artificial turf field on the East side of town. Right now, there is no reliable and weather-independent playing field for kids from the East Cambridge or the Port. We recognize that trade-offs are involved, but as youth sports leaders we see a growing need for space so that children from all neighborhoods of Cambridge have access to playable fields and an equal opportunity to participate. The proposed turf field will provide 3000+ hours per year of play vs 600 hours per year (at most) for grass. This is a very real distinction that affects our children.<\/p>\n

As a group, we strongly support the renovation of the courts and play spaces in addition to the conversion of Ahern Field to a multi-use modern artificial turf surface. This group also represents many school age children, and we believe this investment will be an important asset for the Cambridge Public Schools for years to come. We hope you will support the City\u2019s plans.<\/p>\n

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We would like to offer an opportunity for a few of our coalition members to sit down with each member of the City Council and School Committee over the next two weeks. Please let us know when you have 30 minutes to talk to us.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Irving Allen, Cambridge Girls Softball League
George Alexander, Cambridge Babe Ruth
Bahij Bandar, West Cambridge Little Baseball League
Doug Brown, Cambridge Youth Lacrosse
Kenny Cooper, Cambridge Flag Football
Paul Delvechio, Cambridge Girls Softball League
Andy Farrar, Cambridge Youth Soccer
Anthony Galluccio, Galluccio Associates\/Babe Ruth\/West Little League
Lissa Galluccio, Galluccio Associates
Jill Gorski, East Cambridge Little Baseball League
Sandy Gould, Cambridge Youth Soccer
Rachel Henke, Bay State Baseball
Nick Herbold, Soccer Nights
Alejandro Heyworth, Cambridge Youth Lacrosse
John Holland, North Cambridge Little Baseball League
David Kale, North Cambridge Little Baseball League
Steve McAuliffe, Cambridge Girls Softball League
Matt Meyersohn, Cambridge Basketball Lab
Drew Motta, Cambridge Youth Hockey
Astrid Poodts Pritchard, Cambridge Youth Hockey
Phil Rizzuto, Cambridge Little Baseball Leagues Commissioner
Jessamy Robblee, Cambridge Youth Soccer
Ruth Ryan Allen, Cambridge Girls Softball League \/ Paddy\u2019s 5K
Jason Targoff, Cambridge Youth Soccer
Eric Toledo, Central Cambridge Youth Baseball \/ Cambridge Youth Volleyball
Matt Wiacek, East Cambridge Little Baseball League<\/p>\n

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