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Board weighs turf options as rising sports demand strains Germantown fields
Summary
Board members discussed adding turf and other field upgrades to relieve scheduling conflicts among lacrosse, soccer, track and other programs; staff presented a menu of options and rough cost estimates totaling about $4 million for multiple projects.
The Germantown Board of Education opened a broad discussion Tuesday on additional field space and turfing to address mounting scheduling conflicts for lacrosse, track, soccer and other programs.
District administrators told the board spring weather, expanded extracurricular programs and overlapping seasons left some teams with limited practice access this year. Staff presented a menu of options — from turfing outfields and infields to adding a multipurpose turf field behind Houston High School — and preliminary cost estimates for a suite of projects that together approach $4 million.
Staff said field demand has grown with more middle‑ and high‑school…
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