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Council adopts Chapter 20 restricting synthetic infill in artificial turf installations
Summary
After a public hearing and committee work, the Cumberland Town Council adopted a revised Chapter 20 to regulate artificial turf installations, banning synthetic infill and allowing organic or no-infill alternatives.
The Cumberland Town Council on Jan. 13 adopted a revised Chapter 20 to regulate installations of artificial turf in town, after a public hearing and ordinance-committee work.
Councilor Vail introduced the topic, noting that artificial turf and its synthetic infill have been controversial in other communities. Councilor Thorson (Denise) presented the ordinance text and described the intent: ban synthetic infill while permitting organic infill or no-infill systems to reduce…
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