July 28, 2006

I hope everyone is having a great summer. I wanted to take this time to update you on the upcoming events and where we are with the new soccer complex. As most of you are aware, we having been trying to complete the new SWSC soccer complex over the past two years. We have completed the excavating, seeding, irrigation, and some of the fencing. There has been a tremendous amount of work completed over the past two years. We had hoped to have the entire complex completed by now, but we have run into a few permit and zoning situations that have taken quite a bit of time and money. The fields themselves are completed and could be played on today if the other part of the complex was completed. The parking lot is the hold up on the complex opening. Right now, we are finalizing the parking lot plans, which will be located at the left entrance of the soccer complex. This has been in the planning for the past year due to the fact that our soccer complex is located in the ETJ zone. Parker & Associates has submitted the plans to the City of Jacksonville for approval. Once we have the approval we will finally be able to complete the parking lot so we can open our new soccer complex. We had originally planned on rocking the parking lot but the City of Jacksonville will not allow rock parking lots in the ETJ zone areas. The new plans for the parking lot will require us to asphalt, curb and cutter, landscape and a sand filter system for drainage. Because of these changes to the parking lot, we will have to take allocation of monies from other areas of the complex and focus them on the parking lot. Without the parking lot being completed we can't open the soccer complex. We still have to finalize the cost to complete the parking lot but should be able to secure enough funding to complete it once we get the approval. Our dreams of having a new soccer complex should be a reality before the Spring season 2007.

Soccer registration will be July 29th and August 5th @ Blue Creek Elementary School Cafeteria from 9am-12pm. CAMSL and ECSA Fall season will begin September 9th. Signs are posted throughout the Southwest area about registration but please make sure that you pass the information on to other teammates and SWSC members. We are currently seeking volunteers that are willing to work within the organization. We have positions to fill in the administration areas, field maintenance, and concessions coordinator. Anyone interesting in helping out as a volunteer please email swscsoccer@swsc-nc.com.

Let's make this an exciting and fun season for the kids. I look forward to seeing you at registration.

Respectfully,

Darin Carroll
SWSC, President