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Committee tables turf decision after debate over usage, costs and environmental risks
Summary
Committee members and community participants clashed over artificial turf versus natural grass for the new high school fields; consultants priced turf for high use but members raised PFAS, microplastic, drainage and lifecycle-cost concerns and asked consultants for more analysis before voting.
The committee debated whether to accept synthetic turf, which appears in the current schematic pricing, or to pursue natural alternatives, but postponed any formal vote pending more technical data on lifecycle costs, maintenance responsibilities and environmental mitigation.
A committee member cited a utilization analysis and said, "the weighted average was…
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