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Goooooal! Mini soccer field popping up at this Gainesville park
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Myrtle Street Park is set to replace its old playground with a mini-pitch soccer field. City officials hope for the project to be complete before summer. - photo by Conner Evans - photo by Conner Evans
The mini-field is a 60 foot by 90 foot lighted court with artificial turf and smaller goals, with fencing all around, Parks and Recreation Director Kate Mattison said. It will also likely come with some spectator seating, and turf fields like this are growing in popularity, she said.