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Andrew Dijak, regional vice president for FieldTurf, told the board the company offers turnkey design-build services through an existing Connecticut cooperative purchasing agreement that the company said pre-vets pricing and shortens project timelines. “These are real prices,” Dijak said, adding that the cooperative purchasing process saves municipalities both time and design fees that would otherwise be charged by third parties.

Chris Holcomb, FieldTurf’s director of design and construction and a Connecticut licensed professional engineer, reviewed site considerations, construction methods and warranty details. Holcomb said the proposed turf system is expected to last about 12 to 15 years with a typical warranty of about eight years, and that useful life assumptions in the company’s planning are based on roughly 40 hours of use per week. “We visited this facility multiple different times,” Holcomb said, and described required steps including removal of existing topsoil, installation of a stone subbase, drainage piping, concrete anchor curbs and turf fastening.

FieldTurf proposed a base turnkey package that includes removal and disposal of existing surface, grading, drainage, turf installation and site restoration. The presenters outlined optional alternates and add-ons: four-foot black vinyl chain-link fencing, 20-foot ball netting behind end zones, conduit and foundations for lighting, a terrace seating wall, upgraded “elite” turf and operator-access gates. Price ranges presented to the board were approximately $1.3 million for a standard package and roughly $1.7 million for a package including fencing, netting and foundations for lights; FieldTurf characterized those figures as Connecticut cooperative-pricing estimates and cautioned that alternates can be phased in.

The company also described end-of-life handling of removed turf: separating infill and carpet at a processing facility (FieldTurf cited work done in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania), reclaiming and cleaning infill for reuse, and converting carpet to other plastic products. Dijak said the company achieved a recycled-field certificate on a project at Gillette Stadium.

Board members and staff discussed budget timing and competing capital requests; one official noted numerous large capital items coming in next budget year, including school roofing and fire apparatus, and said alternates had been presented so the board could select items in stages. No formal motion or vote was recorded on the turf project during the meeting; the presentation was given for information and to inform future budget discussions.

FieldTurf said maintenance consists of routine grooming roughly once every six to eight weeks, with additional attention to high-use areas, and that FieldTurf provides maintenance training and equipment as part of the project package. The presenters said LED lighting options are more energy-efficient than older metal-halide systems and that warranty terms for LED lighting can extend up to about 25 years.

The board did not reach a funding decision during this meeting; the mayor and staff indicated capital requests for the coming budget year would determine which alternates are funded and when.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Shelton BOA & PIBC 02/13/2025 Joint Special Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Representatives from FieldTurf presented design options, scheduling advantages and cooperative-purchase pricing for a proposed multipurpose synthetic turf field at a Shelton site during the Board of Aldermen meeting.","taxTitle","Shelton City, Fairfield, Connecticut","taxId",64126,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6289627,"Shelton Board of Aldermen appoints two members to Public Improvement Building Committee",198,53805,252795,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2532276-55b3297f4b54aec6944f51f23abfede3&start=53&end=252","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2532276-55b3297f4b54aec6944f51f23abfede3/thumbnail_53805.jpg","/articles/6289627/Shelton-City/Fairfield/Connecticut/Shelton-Board-of-Aldermen-appoints-two-members-to-Public-Improvement-Building-Committee","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6289627-83850ea9237928f9e8646d6fd552bf00/orig.mp4?Expires=1771208380&Signature=nrO7sRlk0SjQsbWKVwY0xOrOEBhfQPuLKKV5~cScgqouwYLbxJeTvFTBVOPgSv~YRL11fG5SlDOwhbW7U1p9RBwiDN6x6ewbJz4qyrImGS0mRXJ-VyEfrQNKn-OWzam1HotEmiOXJIPWITi9hI7TE~qmxLVG9eawDUahpexvH2V-Uh6T6nQN7YEg69JL7aQevsdprvfDgfjd0lejZdWCg1SGD9Zlri1X3ygeV~-jDj8fSx5PbWgHtVfN4WZG3tvyah9HLZsiqcVDEpI-SWQmhp3nDu64aw0nK~2xOU0sF1JcNVkHGAcafcvHqPXoGxUtOcTCqg5lg1pTzcOO8SPtBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Shelton Board of Aldermen voted to appoint two people to the Public Improvement Building Committee after a motion naming the appointees was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote.

The motion, read into the record during the meeting, named “Mark Romano, 6 Frans Way, Shelton, Connecticut” and “Mister Jason Nevis, 22 Cobblestone Drive, Shelton” as appointments effective immediately. Members present responded “Aye” when the chair called for the vote; the meeting record did not list individual roll-call votes.

The appointment motion was made and seconded during the meeting’s agenda; the board directed the newly appointed members to complete any necessary administrative steps with the city clerk. The motion was approved without further discussion.

The meeting transcript contains inconsistent spellings and references for the individuals who were introduced earlier in the session. Earlier in the meeting one participant introduced “Mark Granato” and “Jason Neves” as new public members and described both as builders; the formal motion later in the record used the spellings “Mark Romano” and “Jason Nevis.” The transcript does not resolve which spelling is correct.

No additional debate or formal conditions attached to the appointments were recorded. The transcript shows members confirming attendance and a quorum before the motion was offered and approved.

The appointment concludes Agenda Item 1 and the board moved on to other business following the vote.","The Board approved a motion to appoint two new members—named in the meeting as Mark Romano (6 Frans Way) and Jason Nevis (22 Cobblestone Drive)—to the Public Improvement Building Committee by voice vote; the record does not show a roll-call tally of individual votes.","actionData","errors"]

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FieldTurf presents design, pricing and alternates for Shelton multipurpose turf field

Shelton Board of Aldermen appoints two members to Public Improvement Building Committee