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Brighton High School in Brighton will get a new home field for its football program under a $5 million proposal by Simmons College to renovate a state-owned Daily Field.

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Through a public-private partnership, the college is aiming to transform Daily Field in Brighton into a multi-use athletic field that will be shared by the college’s sports programs, the surrounding community, the Allston-Brighton Little League team, and Brighton High.

Simmons will pay to renovate the property to create a complex with two new synthetic fields, a running track, tennis courts, river path, lighting for the entire parcel and other amenities for athletes and spectators. The multi-purpose outdoor athletic complex will be used for football, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, rugby, softball, and tennis.

Simmons’ campus is based in the Fenway neighborhood, Boston. The school features a private women’s only undergraduate program and a co-ed graduate program. Some of its athletic programs use an indoor sports facility on-site while others play and practice at shared locations near the college campus.

The renovation is expected to complete in 2014.