Marietta Celebrates New Soccer Park

In addition to the two newly lighted soccer fields, upgrades to the facility include a concession stand, restrooms, playground and parking lot.

by city of Marietta At eight-and-a-half acres, Custer Park has two large fields that can accommodate several types of soccer, Marietta Parks and Recreation director Rich Buss said. "We can have a full field for older kids and adults, and we can have six or eight games going at the same time for the smaller kids." In addition to the two newly lighted soccer fields, upgrades to the facility include a concession stand, restrooms, playground and parking lot. Have you been to Custer Park? What do you think of the improvements? Share your thoughts in the comments below! Improvements were funded by the $25 million parks bond referendum voters approved in 2009. "Marietta and Cobb County residents can sign up for recreational soccer and flag …

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Ann Rutherford Day Dedication, Martinis & Music, Custer Park, 'The Birds'

Get out to the Holiday Market Bake Sale and Silent Auction to benefit Due West UMC Preschool, Martinis & Music, a tree planting in honor of late actress Ann Rutherford, the Custer Park grand opening and more.

1. It's Martinis & Music on Friday, Nov. 2, at the Marietta-Cobb Museum of Art. Enjoy Martinis, hors d’oeuvres and musical entertainment along with access to all exhibitions from 5:30 to 8:30p.m. 2. The Holiday Market Bake Sale and Silent Auction to benefit Due West UMC Preschool is Saturday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. The event will host more than 45 vendors with hand sewn items, jewelry, pottery, monogramming and more. The Market is located at 3956 Due West Road, Marietta. 3. The public is invited to attend a tree planting and dedication ceremony in honor of late actress Ann Rutherford, who played Scarlett O'Hara's sister, Careen in Gone With the Wind, on what would have been her 95th birthday. The event takes place …

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Custer Park Opens Saturday

Soccer games will take place all day at the new City of Marietta Park, in conjunction with the McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA.

More than 30 soccer games will take place Saturday as Custer Park officially opens in the City of Marietta.  The new complex is being managed by the McCleskey-East Cobb Family YMCA.  The park is located between Fairground Street and Cobb Parkway near the North Marietta Parkway. It has undergone a major renovation in recent months following the passage of a city bond issue.  Marietta residents will have the opportunity to participate at a reduced rate in any of the programs operated by the YMCA at the facility. Keep up with all the news you care about by subscribing to our free email newsletter, liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

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City of Marietta

10:12 am on Monday, September 10, 2012

While the YMCA began playing there Saturday, the building will not be open, and the playground needs to be installed yet. That will occur over the next two weeks. We will not have the official opening until that is done.   more ›

New Marietta Soccer Park on Target for Fall Opening

Marietta's Custer Park, which once included facilities for baseball, is being converted to a soccer complex.

Custer Park, the city of Marietta's latest major project generated by the 2009 parks bond, is well underway and scheduled for completion in September.  The park, which once included facilities for baseball, is being converted to a soccer complex. The new facility will include two full-size lighted soccer fields supported by parking and a concession/restroom building. The Metro Atlanta YMCA McCleskey/N.E. Cobb Branch will manage the park, and Marietta residents will have the opportunity to participate at a reduced rate in any of the programs operated by the YMCA at the facility. The YMCA will include the facility in its soccer program and open the field for use by other soccer associations in the Marietta area. When finished, Custer Park …

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Custer Park Gets an Upgrade

The improvements are funded by the $25 million parks referendum voters approved in 2009

Marietta broke ground on $1.8 million in renovations to Custer Park on Monday. Upgrades will include: two new lighted soccer fields, a concession stand, restrooms, a playground and plaza and a parking lot. The improvements are funded by the $25 million parks referendum voters approved in 2009 and are expected to be completed late this summer, according to a release. Custer Park, at 600 Kenneth E. Marcus Way near Cobb Parkway and Fairground Street, is eight and a half acres.

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