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Supervisors split on turf: proposed countywide ban fails after hours of public comment
Summary
After roughly 120 public speakers and extended debate, a proposal for a countywide prohibition on new artificial turf on county property (version A) failed; a narrower alternative (version B) that would have allowed regulated, PFAS‑free, no‑infill turf on playing fields also did not pass.
The Board of Supervisors held an extended public hearing on Jan. 28 and received more than 120 public comments both in chambers and via Zoom on a referral to prohibit new artificial turf installations on county property. Staff had prepared two draft ordinances: version A would ban new artificial turf on county property except for existing lease constraints and the county animal services park; version B would allow a narrower exception for "playing fields" only if manufacturers' products met specified limits (including PFAS‑free and no‑infill requirements).
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