Vandals damage West Richland parks
By Loretto J. Hulse, Tri-City Herald (Kennewick, Wash.) | |
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Vandals also hit three of the regulation-size soccer fields at the
"Someone went in there and spun brodies, destroying the fields," said
"It's frustrating. Those fields were reserved all summer for youth and adult soccer leagues. Now they'll be closed two, three months, maybe longer," Slade said.
The city has a couple of other soccer fields, but none are the full, regulation size. They can't accommodate all the practices, games and tournaments that had been scheduled.
City workers have been too busy scrubbing away graffiti and filling out police reports to assess the damages. The graffiti ranges from crude language to inappropriate pictures.
"It will run into the thousands of dollars when you consider the cost of repairs, replacing the grass in the soccer fields and man hours spent doing it," Slade said.
The city has insurance, but it's too soon to know how much of the damage will be covered. There's limited money in the parks fund to deal with it, Slade said.
The vandals, if caught, could be charged with a felony if the damage exceeds
What really hurts is that a state grant paid half the costs of putting in the soccer fields at the sports complex, Slade said. The other half was paid for in sweat equity.
"We had volunteers from the community and companies too who donated equipment. It was a true community project," Slade said.
Both Slade and Olsen ask the community to report to the police any information relating to the vandalism using the non-emergency number, 509-628-9333.
"If you see something suspicious, if your "Spidey" sense goes off, call," Olsen said. "But if you see someone actually committing vandalism, go ahead call 911."
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