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Public commenters raise artificial turf and Bayview community benefit concerns during SFPUC meeting
Summary
Members of the public urged SFPUC consideration of environmental and equity impacts of artificial turf at Crocker Amazon Park and pressed for stronger community engagement and jobs/contracting commitments on Bayview projects and the Southeast treatment plant.
During general public comment, several speakers urged the SFPUC to scrutinize plans for artificial turf at Crocker Amazon Park and to protect community benefits, local contracting and workforce opportunities for Bayview projects.
Bob Hall, representing keepcrockerreal.com, said Recreation and Parks’ plan to install artificial turf at Crocker Amazon would remove more than a hundred mature trees, replace natural grass with plastic turf across 17 acres and obstruct community access by fencing the fields. He said the Recreation and Parks Department has a $45 million budget and recommended alternative…
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