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Brighton residents urge district to halt or alter synthetic-turf project, citing health and environmental risks
Summary
Multiple Brighton residents told the school board Jan. 13 they oppose installing two large synthetic turf fields near homes, raising questions about stormwater runoff, microplastics, disposal and testing; the board said public comment is noted but limited while related matters are pending review.
Multiple Brighton residents used the public-comment period at the Brighton Central School District Board of Education meeting on Jan. 13 to press the board to stop or change a planned synthetic turf and stormwater project behind Brighton High School.
Neighbors described the installation as materially different from earlier concepts and said trees and open green space were lost. “A disingenuous remark might contain some superficial truth, but it’s delivered with the intent to deceive,” said Betsy Cox, who urged the board to reconsider the project and called attention to environmental and health implications. Mark Diggory, who lives immediately adjacent to the fields, told the board that the…
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