Support Franklin Park and White Stadium Advocacy!
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Help advocate for a thoughtful, community-first plan for restoring White Stadium in Franklin Park! Built in 1945, White Stadium is used year-round by Boston Public Schools athletes and Franklin Park users, but it is in desperate need of repair. A recent proposal to expand the stadium for a professional soccer team has left many community members worried that the space is being taken without proper environmental review or public process, and that athletic programs like high school football will be displaced as a result.
Last month, 20 local concerned residents, along with the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, lodged a formal legal complaint regarding the proposed plans to redevelop and privatize Franklin Park’s White Stadium by the City of Boston and Boston Unity Partners LLC. Learn about these legal concerns in the complaint online here.
Hear from the plaintiffs on the White Stadium complaint:
- Caught in Dot: "Franklin Park Advocates Praise Judge’s Pause of a Private White Stadium"
- GBH: "Future of White Stadium hangs in balance as court weighs lawsuit"
- CBS News: "Time running out for Boston neighbors suing to block professional soccer stadium in public park"
The local residents and the Conservancy fully support the renovation of Franklin Park’s White Stadium facilities with the $50 Million in funds that the City has identified, in accordance with the City’s own Franklin Park Action Plan. Rather than turning over White Stadium to a private group of investors—and turning out Boston Public Schools high school football program—we should be working to renovate it for the benefit of all Boston Public School student-athletes and the Environmental Justice communities surrounding Franklin Park.
Support this important advocacy work for Franklin Park’s White Stadium with a donation today! All donations support the advocacy work of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy.
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Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Inc.
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