Friends of Concord-Carlisle Playing Fields

In a Special Town Meeting session devoted solely to the funding of Concord-Carlisle's athletic fields project, Concord's voters last night affirmed their support for $1.5 million in funding to build a new playing fields in Concord, starting with two turf fields on the hillside behind Concord-Carlisle High School.  The number of participants -- more than 1700 -- broke an attendance record for Concord's Town Meeting.

75% of the voters (1300) voted to sustain the previous Town Meeting vote to fund the fields project; 25% (433) voted against the funding.Construction of the fields is scheduled to start in late June, 2007.