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Moore County board opts for urgent resodding at Union Pines field after turf funding debate
Summary
After months of debate and public campaigning by the Union Pines Booster Club, the school board approved a $67,800 contract to resod Union Pines High School's main field, rejecting a proposal to immediately replace the surface with artificial turf costing roughly $1.2 million without a county funding plan.
The Moore County Board of Education approved a contract on June 9 to resod Union Pines High School’s football field, awarding Eastern Turf $67,800 to prepare and install new sod. The decision came after lengthy public testimony from the Union Pines Booster Club, an extended board debate over whether to pursue a full artificial‑turf replacement and several related budget and county‑funding discussions.
Why it matters: The Union Pines stadium field showed accelerated turf loss this spring, and school and booster leaders warned that without immediate work the field would not be playable for fall sports. Booster representatives and the school athletic…
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