LCRA awards $25,000 to City of Lockhart for soccer field lighting


LCRA representatives present a $25,000 grant to the City of Lockhart for new lighting at the Cpl. Jason K. LaFleur Soccer Complex. Pictured, from left to right, are: Lori A. Berger, LCRA Board member; Amy Limas, Lockhart Youth Soccer Association president; Juan Mendoza, City of Lockhart council member; Erica Torres, Lockhart Youth Soccer Association board member; Mayor Lew White, City of Lockhart; Rick Arnic, LCRA governmental affairs representative; and Chayo Rodriguez, Lockhart Youth Soccer Association vice president.

 

The City of Lockhart will be able to install new lighting at several playing fields and parking lots at the Cpl. Jason K. LaFleur Soccer Complex thanks to a $25,000 community development grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority.​

More than 400 children ages 5-17 play soccer at the complex. Lockhart City Manager Vance Rodgers said the older youth now will be able to play soccer at night and add more games to their season.

“The soccer association could not expand like they desired to,” Rodgers said. “Now, they can schedule soccer camps and tournaments for the first time at the complex. This lighting project will immensely benefit this and future generations of players and fans at the facility.”

The soccer complex was built in 2000 without lighting, which has hindered the Lockhart Youth Soccer Association from accommodating the increasing number of children from Lockhart and northern Caldwell County who use the fields. Amy Limas, president of the Lockhart Youth Soccer Association, said she is excited for the children and coaches who use the facility.

“This lighting project will allow us to expand our playing times and make the parking lots safer, especially for the youth,” Limas said.

Lockhart Mayor Lew White said the city is grateful for the grant.

“The 400-plus youth soccer players, their parents, grandparents and friends will all greatly benefit from this lighting project,” White said. “Thank you to LCRA for giving back to our community.”

Lockhart will provide nearly $60,000 in materials for the lighting project.

The community grant is one of a number of grants recently awarded through LCRA’s Community Development Partnership Program. The program provides economic development and community assistance grants to cities, counties, volunteer fire departments, regional development councils and other nonprofit organizations in LCRA’s electric and water service areas. The program is part of LCRA’s effort to give back to the communities it serves.

Applications for the next round of grants are due July 31. More information is available at lcra.org/cdpp.

About LCRA
The Lower Colorado River Authority serves customers and communities throughout Texas by managing the lower Colorado River; generating and transmitting electric power; ensuring a clean, reliable water supply; and offering access to nature at more than 40​ parks, recreation areas and river access sites along the Texas Colorado River, from the Hill Country to the Gulf Coast. LCRA and its employees are committed to enhancing the lives of Texans through water stewardship, energy and community services. LCRA was created by the Texas Legislature in 1934. For more information, visit
lcra.org.

Media Contact
Clara Tuma
512–578–3292
clara.tuma@lcra.org


Source: LCRA Business News

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