Dear Editor:

I was shocked and dismayed to read your Oct. 3 front page article describing the DeKalb School District 428 plan to destroy the beautiful soccer complex located at 4th and Fairview on the south side of DeKalb.

Board President Matya may feel that this well-kept and highly-utilized property “has no value to us,” but as a taxpaying citizen and resident in the area, I feel losing this resource would not only lower nearby residential property values but deny all members of the DeKalb community a recreational treasure.