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Brighton board asks staff to explore natural grass at Council Rock after turf presentation
Summary
After a presentation from Marathon Engineering estimating a synthetic-turf option at about $600,000 and addressing community PFAs concerns, the Brighton board signaled no objection to staff pursuing a natural-grass specification for the Council Rock Primary play area rather than committing to synthetic turf.
Matt Tomlinson of Marathon Engineering told the Brighton Central School District Board of Education that a full synthetic-turf installation for the sloped play area behind Council Rock Primary — including sidewalks, fencing and retaining walls — has been estimated at about $600,000. Tomlinson said synthetic turf extends usable seasonality, drains more quickly than frozen ground and requires less frequent establishment work than natural grass, but it carries higher upfront cost and maintenance differences.
Tomlinson described tradeoffs the design team had evaluated: keeping natural grass would…
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