Work has begun anew on new ball fields that some have dreamt of for a decade. A groundbreaking on Saturday will mark the milestone.<\/p>\n
Work started and then stopped several years ago at Rivers Edge Sport Park, west of the youth soccer fields off of Veterans Memorial Drive on the city\u2019s south side.<\/p>\n
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