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Planning board urges Department of Education to weigh environmental and traffic concerns after Morris School District turf field presentation
Summary
At a capital project review the Morris Township Planning Board heard a detailed presentation on a proposed 179,641 sq ft synthetic turf multiuse field and received extensive public comment on PFAS, microplastics, drainage and neighborhood parking. The board voted to send a recommendation and the environmental commission report to the New Jersey Department of Education.
The Morris Township Planning Board held a capital project review on Jan. 12 for the Morris School District’s proposal to install a 179,641‑square‑foot synthetic‑turf multiuse field at the Freeland Heisen property (Block 901 Lot 3). The presentation described a turf system with a 12‑inch stone base, underdrains and an outfall structure; the project team said drainage modeling shows reduced post‑development discharge relative to the existing grass condition for the 2‑, 10‑ and 100‑year storms (post‑construction discharges estimated at 50%, 75% and 80% respectively of existing conditions under the consultant’s modelling assumptions).
Engineer Anthony Gianficaro (licensed engineer/architect) described the construction sequence (synthetic polyethylene turf over stone; trench…
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