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Committee weighs synthetic turf versus natural grass amid health, maintenance and budget concerns
Summary
Committee members and school staff debated whether to specify synthetic turf for the new high‑school athletic fields, acknowledging competing goals of year‑round field availability and environmental and health risks.
Committee members and school staff debated whether to specify synthetic turf for the new high‑school athletic fields, acknowledging competing goals of year‑round field availability and environmental and health risks.
A committee member, Jenna, urged caution: "Most of these artificial turfs... they have lead. They have phthalates. They have PFAS," and raised concern about microplastics and heat‑island effects that could affect the local Forest River watershed.…
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