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MCPS proposes expanded turf program and map to replace/expand fields; board raises safety, environmental and cost questions
Summary
MCPS proposes a larger outdoor-play/athletics bucket and recommends new or replacement turf at several high schools; staff cited 8'12-year useful life (10-year planning) and said organic infills and recycling commitments have reduced prior environmental concerns, while board members pressed for comparative data and pilot results.
MCPS staff proposed expanding the capital bucket for outdoor play spaces and athletic infrastructure and laid out a six-year plan that would put synthetic turf at all district high schools by the end of the CIP cycle if funded.
Staff described the FY27 turf slate (Magruder, Poolesville, Springbrook, Watkins Mill for new turf; replacements at Richard Montgomery and Walt Whitman) and explained cost estimates: a full site replacement is currently estimated at about $2,500,000 and a top-surface-only replacement at about $1,000,000 in today's dollars. "Typically, a…
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