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Commissioners approve topsoil purchase amid debate over flooded athletic fields
Summary
The commission approved a $65,142.80 topsoil purchase for athletic-field renovations after commissioners raised complaints that newly renovated fields are flooding; staff blamed an irrigation leak and nonindustrial piping for the failures and said repairs will follow the season.
The Cooper City Commission on May 27 approved a $65,142.80 purchase of topsoil tied to athletic-field renovations but paused to debate ongoing flooding problems at recently renovated fields.
Parks and recreation requested authorization to buy topsoil from Gulf Agronomic & Supply under contract SIS2025-7 to support athletic-field work. The item was pulled from the consent agenda by Commissioner Lisa Mallozzi, who said she was receiving complaints that Field 1 (a baseball field) and others that had been recently redone are now flooding.
"We just redid a field…
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