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Annandale board hears update on Dristy Field turf problems and phased remediation plan
Summary
District and city partners outlined a multi-step plan to remove invasive tall fescue in the infield, reseed with Kentucky bluegrass and continue maintenance through the summer; the field is playable but has required extra remediation work.
Tiffany Grube, who said she manages the Annandale Rec Park partnership, told the school board that the joint project at Dristy Field has developed an invasive tall-fescue problem in the infield and described a phased remediation plan that began in summer 2024.
Grube said the Annandale Rec Park and Annandale Public Schools originally seeded Dristy Field in 2017. She said consultants and contractors identified an overlap of seed mixes during installation that allowed a tall fescue blend used on adjacent utility fields to invade the infield. That…
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