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Veterans Park field study: city explores PFAS‑free artificial turf, council asks for lifecycle and drainage comparisons
Summary
City staff presented a PFAS‑free artificial‑turf option for Veterans Park and councilors asked for lifecycle cost comparisons and drainage alternatives before making any funding decision.
City staff briefed the City Council on proposals to address chronic wet conditions at Veterans Park athletic fields and to close a roughly $115,000 funding gap to complete the current improvement package.
Silkem Kirschner, project manager for transportation and open space, and the recreation and parks director described three CIP projects at Veterans Park (field drainage and upgrades, new storage, and field surfacing). Kirschner said recent state legislation bans PFAS-containing artificial turf, but staff identified a PFAS‑free turf product that uses a proprietary soft‑wood infill intended to perform for the full life of the turf without crumb-rubber infill.
“We would be the first PFOS free artificial turf in the state,” Kirschner said, describing the vendor’s claim that the wood infill…
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