Park and Rec votes to keep split soccer leagues

Parks and Recreation · Meeting of June 9, 2026

HADLEY — The Hadley Parks and Recreation Commission voted unanimously to keep its youth soccer program split between two leagues for the 2026-27 season. A staff member reported a survey of 57 families found 16 wanted to stay with the competitive Roots league, 10 preferred the no-cost Frontier league, and three were open to either; 31 did not respond. Grades one and two will stay with Frontier, which costs families $100 per child, while grades three through six remain with Roots, which costs $150 per child and requires the town to pay field fees of $1,800 to $2,500 plus $1,500 to $2,000 in uniform costs.

A newly introduced commission member, Karina, argued "the cost for Roots is astronomical compared to the Frontier, which is free," and proposed offering both leagues, but members said a single staff person could not manage two parallel programs. The commission also voted unanimously to elect commissioner Diane as chair.

In the full story:

• Commission Overview and New Member Orientation
• Field Use, Facility Scheduling and Maintenance
• Youth Soccer League Decision: Roots Versus Frontier
• Program Updates: Taekwondo, T-ball, and the Sudnick Family Fundraiser
• Bank ESB Summer Movie Series Proposal
• Leadership Change and CPA Funding Discussion
• Next Meeting
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,004 words

Source: the Parks and Recreation meeting of June 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.