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Washington County board approves Boonsboro boosters agreement, approves artificial turf over safety objections
Summary
The Board of Education approved a public-private memorandum of agreement with the Boonsboro Athletic Boosters to upgrade athletic facilities including installing artificial turf, after board members debated player safety, lifecycle cost and funding; the measure passed 4-2 (student member concurred).
The Washington County Board of Education voted 4-2 on Nov. 18 to approve a memorandum of agreement with the Boonsboro Athletic Boosters to fund and construct athletic-facility improvements at Boonsboro High School, including installing artificial turf, new lights, a press box and a relocated baseball field.
Supporters said the upgrades would modernize facilities used by multiple sports, marching band and the wider community, and that a public-private partnership would shift up-front costs to the booster club while providing a plan for future replacement funding. Opponents, however, cited injury data and lifecycle costs as reasons to withhold…
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