Soccer players might soon be able to see million-dollar renovations to the East Lansing Soccer Complex from the East Lansing Planning Commission's proposals, which include improved lighting for the fields.

The commission annually releases a list of suggestions to the East Lansing City Council on how to improve the city in the Capital Improvements Program.

The council uses the Capital Improvements Program to help plan the budget, ultimately deciding whether to approve the funding.

The $1.4-million soccer renovations, as well as road maintenance on Abbott and Chandler roads for $2 million, are some of the proposals in the program.

Some of these ideas, however, might not come to light due to lack of funding to finance the entire list, said City Manager Ted Staton.

"There's no way all these things will happen," Staton said. "The council has to pick and choose."

The planning commission annually releases the Capital Improvements Program, which looks at new ways to improve the city or maintain existing programs over a period of time, Staton said.

"This helps them look ahead for the next six years," said Ron Springer, a community development analyst on the planning staff.

"The council has the final say."

Springer said the Capital Improvements Program should not contain any surprises.

The East Lansing City Council has scheduled until May 16 to approve the budget, which would allocate money to the commission's different projects. One of the proposed projects is to improve the soccer complex, which is used by a variety of age groups.

Community members, from children and high schoolers to MSU students and adults more than 40 years old use the seven fields, said Marjorie Ebright, administrative assistant for East Lansing's Parks, Recreation & Arts department.

Beginning at 9 a.m. on weekends, the fields are full of soccer games for up to 11 hours, including MSU men and women's club teams, Ebright said.

"It's packed from now until November," she said.

The $1.4-million renovations to the complex would pay for new lighting on the fields, a press box and shelter for the team benches, said Wendy Longpre, the assistant director for the department.

The money for the complex would come from individual and corporate donations, Longpre said.

"There are no proposed contributions from the city of East Lansing," Longpre said.

The complex already raised $340,000 out of the $1.4 million through fundraising for its new pavilion — containing bathrooms and a concession stand — which opened in spring 2004.