“Over the course of a year we’ll have 400,000 to 500,000 people coming to this place with traffic congestion, noise problems, pollution,” said local resident Larry Pollack.He lives near the park, with a view that overlooks the fields.
But neighbors and some organizations are upset about the frequency, size and commercial nature of activities and events on the property. The suit said the violation is hosting events too often, up to 200 days a year. It said the lease only allows 25 days of events per year.The San Diego Surf soccer logo is on the door outside of one of the many office trailer units at Surf Sports Park, Mar. 6, 2024.
After heavy rains, a"lot closed" sign stands in front of soccer fields at Surf Sports Park, Jan. 29, 2024. Enge said the environmental concerns have been fixed, but Brown is concerned about further expansion efforts. That includes an adjacent property that is slated to become a youth sports complex. “We've had the same number of fields for many, many years. It's the same size of property. You can't fit more teams onto an event in the same time of daylight in the same type of fields,” Enge said.