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Council approves $800,000 for high-school turf replacement after testing shows wear in center of field
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Cheshire Town Council approved $800,000 Aug. 25 to replace the synthetic turf at Cheshire High School after testing showed higher wear and infill measurements in the center of the field; staff said maintenance and targeted repair can extend life short-term but replacement planning should proceed.
The Cheshire Town Council voted unanimously Aug. 25 to appropriate $800,000 for replacement of the synthetic turf field at Cheshire High School after staff presented laboratory testing that showed increasing infill/wear measures in high-use areas of the field. Town staff said recent testing measured an average reading across 10 test locations near 140 (units as provided in the testing report), with the center of the field testing as high as 184 — higher than earlier reports that showed mid-130s. Staff described the center of a field…
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