A new turf field opened Wednesday at the Jimmy Lee/Oxford Community Center in St. Paul. A ribbon cutting featured St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter and other city officials in attendance.

The 112,000-square-foot field — which cost $615,000 — will be able to host a variety of sports including football, soccer, baseball, little league and softball.

The turf field was funded through the city’s one percent sales tax approved by voters last November to rebuild roads and fund parks projects. The sales tax has been dubbed “Common Cent” by city officials.

“We passed the ‘Common Cent’ and immediately put the funds to use fixing our roads and parks,” said Carter in a statement. “The new turf at Jimmy Lee Recreation Center represents an important milestone, kicking off two decades of generational investments.”

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