TSA Families,
We have a chance to convert the Rillito Racetrack into a 16 field soccer facility. Please let your board of supervisor and the members of the Bond Advisory Committee know you support this bond proposal. Shoot them an e-mail and circulate the petition among your team and send to Ted Schmidt. Now more than ever we must be heard!
Ted Schmidt
President
Tucson Soccer Academy
The Future of Rillito is a Win for Pima County
- The Rillito Regional Park Advisory Committee and Board of Supervisors have already unanimously approved conversion 2006.
- We don’t have enough parks & sports fields.
- The national average is one acre of park for every 1000 in population. By the national standard, Tucson is at just over 30% of the national average
- There are no fields where most the kids live. Many kids don’t play—can’t get to practice.
- Rillito is on major bus routes, bike route, river walk and centrally located—convenient to most everyone.
- Fields are needed for practice and games weeknights and weeknights.
- Fields we have are overused. Dirt and rocks. Clouds of dust.
- Our families have to travel excessively to Phoenix and Casa Grande
- We give back—raise money to create and light fields, expand fields, build a clubhouse, provide goals, nets, equipment.
- We get the kids off the couch—fight the obesity epidemic.
- We teach fitness, teamwork, citizenship and leadership.
- Rillito is on the reclaimed water line. Perfect location to further enhance Pima County as a “Green” community.
- Sixteen fields in one location enables Pima County to meet criteria to host regional and national competition.
- Economic impact to Pima County from just one such event could exceed $10 million (Phx hosted US Youth Soccer Regionals two years ago—generated $12 million).
- Regional and National competition brings tourism in June (slow time for tourism in Tucson).
- Look at impact of Ft. Lowell Shootout—expanded Ft. Lowell Shoot-out with 16 more fields.
