A proposal to build soccer fields at Lexington Lake Park is getting a cool reception from Johnson County recreation officials who worry about the project’s cost and potential effects on boaters and other park visitors.
The city of De Soto asked the county’s Park and Recreation District last year for space in one of its parks to relocate the city’s recreational soccer program, which now operates in the city’s Miller Park.
The park district’s Board of Commissioners on Wednesday reviewed the results of a concept study looking at building soccer fields at Lexington Lake Park, 8850 Sunflower Road, just west of De Soto. Jeff Stewart, deputy parks director, said the district has no money budgeted for the project and De Soto has indicated it has about $150,000 to contribute. He said that the two sides haven’t begun formal discussions about the plan, including whether the city would lease the space from the district or if the city could cover more of the cost.
Regardless, board members were largely opposed to the plan.
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