Businesses have high hopes for soccer complex

DESCRIBED AS HAVING A DARK COMPLEXION CONSTRUCTION ON THE NEW WESTSIDE A-P-S SOCCER COMPLEX IS ALMOST COMPLETE AND IT S GOING TO DO A LOT MORE THAN JUST GIVE KIDS A PLACE TO PLAY SOCCER MANY LOCAL BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA ARE COUNTING ON IT TO GIVE THEM AN ECONOMIC BOOST JEFF MAHER IS LIVE NEAR UNIVERSE AND PARADISE WITH THE STORY JEFF THE NEW A-P-S WESTSIDE SOCCER COMPLEX IS REALLY STARTING TO COME ALONG -- THEY RE ALREADY FINISHED PUTTING TURF DOWN ON HALF OF THE FIELDS -- SEATING WILL COME NEXT MANY BUSINESS OWNERS ARE HOPING THE SPECTATORS HERE WILL BE THEIR NEW CUSTOMERS WORKERS AT ROSE GARDEN CHINESE CUISINE -- PREPARING FOR THE DINNER RUSH BUT JUST LIKE MOST RESTAURANTS THESE DAYS -- THINGS ARE NOT AS BUSY AS THEY ONCE WERE - AND MANAGERS HAVE BEEN LONGING FOR SOMETHING TO FIRE UP BUSINESS especially in this time with the recession it s definitely needed JUST ACROSS FROM ROSE GARDEN -- IT S THE SAME STORY AT CURVES -- A PLACE FOR WOMEN TO WORKOUT SINCE THE RECESSION MEMBERSHIP HAS DROPPED -- BUT NOW THERE S HOPE THINGS WILL BOUNCE BACK i m pretty excited about the soccer complex I hope that it will bring us some new business THE NEW SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR WESTSIDE SOCCER COMPLEX OPENS IN AUGUST -- JUST IN TIME FOR SOCCER SEASON UP TO THIS POINT A-P-S HAS HAD TO BUS ITS KIDS TO BERNALILLO FOR SOCCER TOURNAMENTS -- AND WHEN THAT HAPPENS DISTRICT OFFICIALS SAY THE TOWN SEES A BIG ECONOMIC BOOST they were spending it in Bernalillo now they re going to be spending it here close to the westside so I think it s going to benefit those businesses out there hopefully it will give not only a good increase to us but every other business around here what you hope is it will bring through traffic and people will see us A-P-S OFFICIALS ALSO EXPECT TO SAVE A LOT OF MONEY ON TRANSPORTATION SINCE THEY WON T HAVE TO BUS THE KIDS TO BERNALILLO FOR THE SOCCER TOURNAMENTS LIVE NEAR