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Board approves Crown High School contract amendment that adds artificial turf; residents push for grass pilot
Summary
The board approved a contract amendment for the Crown High School project that consolidates later phases and adds an artificial turf stadium field to phase 2. Community speakers urged MCPS to pilot natural grass fields and cited health, disposal and cost concerns associated with synthetic turf.
The Montgomery County Board of Education voted to approve an amended contract for the Crown High School construction project that folds a later phase into the current phase and adds an artificial turf stadium field to the phase‑2 scope. Board members discussed the change after pulling consent item 8.9 for questions about cost and process.
Why it matters: board member Rita Montoya sought clarity on whether the turf had been part of the originally approved design; staff and the superintendent said synthetic turf was included in the project's…
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