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Nantucket committee schedules PFAS review, public forum as turf debate intensifies
Summary
After 15 minutes of public comment dominated by students and parents urging synthetic turf and a new track, the superintendent said Weston & Sampson will test PFAS and present findings at a December meeting; committees must review potential warrant timing before a town meeting vote.
Public comment at the Nov. 17 Nantucket School Committee meeting centered on whether to renovate Vito Capizzo Stadium with synthetic turf and a coated track. Students and parents delivered petitions and testimony — one student told the committee, “I come here today with 300 signatures” in favor of a turf field — and parents and coaches argued grass cannot sustain heavy year‑round use.
Superintendent presented a decision timeline and said the district has engaged Weston & Sampson to provide updated analysis of PFAS detection technologies,…
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