Residents, council debate artificial turf, heat and chemical risks for Ridgewood playing fields
Public commenters and several council members debated planned artificial-turf work near the Schedler property and the village-owned Maple Field, focusing on heat-related safety, chemical exposures and how state guidance and grants factor into local choices.
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Cynthia O'Keefe, a Ridgewood resident, told the council she was “fighting against” a plan she said would “cut down hundreds of trees and put artificial turf next to private wells,” and urged officials to reconsider turf installations near the Schedler property.
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