Overland Park will attract regional and national attention in the fall of 2009 with its new soccer facility.
The new park at 135th and Switzer will accommodate local youth soccer teams as well as local, regional and national tournaments.
- From dirt to turf: Follow progress of your soccer complex
- Make this your soccer spot: Reservations now available
The new facility will include:
- 12 tournament-quality synthetic turf fields;
- Lighted fields for night use;
- A multi-purpose building with concession areas;
- Scoreboards, signage and other amenities; and
- New parking spaces for soccer and the Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead.
Final design plans are now available:
(all .pdf files)
- Conceptual Plan (3.4MB)
- Concession Buildings (1.24MB)
- Field House/Administration Building (1MB)
The skate park, three tennis courts and the basketball court will be relocated and reconstructed within Community Park.
The two existing east youth baseball fields with be retained.
The city is accepting reservations for camps, tournaments and clinics.
Reservations for practice time will be taken starting March 1, 2009.
The soccer complex opens in September 2009.
In addition to accepting reservations, the city is moving forward with soliciting and negotiating naming rights, sponsorships and advertising for the complex.
If you are interested, contact Mike Laplante, manager of soccer park operations, at 913/484-5231.
Funding
The complex will cost $36 million. Funding will come from the transient guest tax, special Parks and Recreation funds and user fees.
No increase in property taxes and/or golf fees is part of the funding plan.