The Richmond Strikers win approval for
fields at Markel property at West Creek!

 

It is our pleasure to announce that last night (Nov. 7) the Goochland County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the conditional use permit for the Strikers to build fields at West Creek on 38 acres of Markel Corporation’s property. This was the final approval needed to get the project rolling! Many thanks go to the supervisors, planning commission, the planning staff, as well as to the countless Striker families who attended one or more of the numerous meetings out in Goochland.

 

Markel Corporation is generously leasing the Strikers the land which is right off Route 288 - land that was once slated to be home to Motorola’s chip plant. “This land is perfect for soccer fields and already has ample paved parking lots, easy access, water and sewer hook-ups and wide open space,” stated Scott Turner, executive director for the Strikers. “We are also really pleased to be able to replace some of the fields we are losing at Cosby this month,” he said. “Also, several great local companies have voiced an interest in helping us with this project, but the cost will still be significant. We anticipate a club-wide fundraising campaign will raise the needed capital to make this project a reality,” stated Turner. The Strikers haven’t conducted a fundraising campaign since the development of Striker park years ago and numerous field improvements, goal replacements, parking lot improvements, and building repairs have been made in the last 2 years keeping the Richmond Strikers facilities on par with the top clubs in the country.

 

With the help of good corporate citizens like Markel Corporation, Hourigan Construction and Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc (VHB) and their professional expertise, the development process will be done right! Bids for the job will be going out in the very near future and if all goes according to plan, by fall of 2008 the Strikers will have 8 irrigated fields at West Creek Office Park.

 

Regular web updates on the project will be provided and stay tuned for our ground breaking ceremony!

 

 

 
Welcome to the Richmond Strikers! The Richmond Strikers Soccer Club is a 501C(3) non-profit corporation and has been providing soccer programs in Richmond for 26 years. Over the years, Strikers has grown to be the area’s largest non-profit club offering a variety of soccer programs for all ages. In March 2006, the Richmond Strikers merged with VA CASL creating one of the largest clubs in Virginia and the nation, and an organization that serves a broad geographic range covering the western and eastern parts of Richmond . Striker Park , located in the heart of Short Pump, is one of the country’s top youth soccer facilities and home to a state-of-the-art Nike turf field. Plans are underway to develop another soccer complex in the eastern part of Richmond on land that was donated to the Strikers. Strikers host several large annual tournaments including the prestigious Jefferson Cup which brings in over $8 million to the Richmond area. For all its accomplishments, the Richmond Strikers has been named one of 45 Nike Premier Clubs in America .
 

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