School athletic fields available for community use

[Maricopa360]

In the spirit of cooperation and our commitment to the people of Maricopa, the Superintendent and the Maricopa School Board have recently adjusted our policy to make our playfields more readily available to Maricopa Youth Football, Maricopa Little League, and other groups that may qualify.  We are excited as a district to invest in the community by helping the volunteers that work for these groups enhance the lives of our children.

As the Superintendent of MUSD I believe this action will create a greater sense of neighborhood between the schools and the community.  I commend the board for their action and leadership on this recommendation and we are unified in, “Doing what’s best for kids, to the best of our ability.”   

Respectfully,

Jeff Kleck
Superintendent,  MUSD 20

[mallardisme]

That is awesome news!!!

[RayFu]

Good to hear. Since being here and having children in leagues here since 04 I know the struggle for fields. I still have 2 boys that are coming up on youth sports ages so this sounds good.

[Marty]

Huge news!  Kudos to MUSD for opening these facilities to the public with ultra low user rates.  Excellent job of stepping up to meet community demand.

[mallardisme]

I agree.

I know there was a lot of talk behind the scenes to finally get this in place.

This fills a huge need in Maricopa.

[Tempting Fait]

My only problem with this is that it wasn't done right from the beginning.
I have a friend in education that says "The best sight in the world is worn steps leading to a school, it means the school is being USED"

[mallardisme]

Sure, it should have been done from the beginning.

It wasn't

I am very excited that it is being done now, going forward.

There was a lot of controversy over this, non the least had to do with liability. We live in a sue happy era. "Johnny was doing something stupid and caused harm to himself on school grounds" "Can we sue?"

Anyhow, congrats to everyone that finally worked out the kinks on this. This will be a huge, easy, benefit for the youth of Maricopa.

[the.pixie.stick.chick]

this is the first place i've lived that the school's outdoor areas were off limits. ball fields? tracks? play grounds? all fenced in and locked down tight.

[mallardisme]

this is the first place i've lived that the school's outdoor areas were off limits. ball fields? tracks? play grounds? all fenced in and locked down tight.

Trust me, there have been many meetings where that exact same thing was talked to death.