ADD YOUR NAME TO DEMAND BROOKLINE INSTALL LIGHT AT SKYLINE FIELD

I am reaching out for your support in my demand for the Town of Brookline to install night lights at Skyline Turf Field. My name is Josh Anyaosah, a parent and resident of Brookline, in 2023 I was motivated and energized to start the Brookline intraleague parent/adult soccer league, managed by the Brookline rec department, where a total of 400 parents and adults have played 2 seasons of soccer at Cypress playground field (Spring and Fall 2023).
But we have one big obstacle-the dilapidating and unsafe soccer field at Cypress.
Solution: install night light at the newly improved Skyline Turf field. I encourage you to support my petition to install night light on Skyline Turf field. The current Cypress grass field is not Turfed, and the grass cannot sustain the number of activities on it, it's dangerous, and pose a safety hazard.
The parent soccer league is the most inclusive, diversified, recreational, and community building experience most people have participated in- a bolstering image of Brookline's inclusiveness, commitment to healthy-living, and acceptance of diversity, and it pains me to see the enthusiasm of another season dwindle-not because of the group's ability and interest to participate, or Brookline Rec's commitment to see it thrive (taking on the registration, operation, and management) or Brookline department of works' dedication to address the needs of Cypress field (seeding the field, cutting, irrigating, filling holes dug by dogs, cleaning dog poops, and covering the grass with tarp during winter to allow the grass to grow), but because the grass cannot sustain the number of games and activities played on the field. There is a considerable number of people that wants to play but due to Cypress unplayable field condition and the lack of night lights at Skyline and Down's field, I and the almost 400 participants feel excluded from Brookline Recreational events. Turfing Cypress is a difficult battle, so I am asking to install night lights on Skyline Turf Field so Brookline's parents can continue with this diversified and inclusive tradition. Your support will prompt me to submit a proposal to the selectboard for review! Thanks.