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Park staff says artificial turf wouldn’t eliminate rainouts, warns of steep costs, heat and maintenance
Summary
Park staff told the Rockwall City Park Board that artificial turf would not prevent cancellations caused by lightning and storms, estimated very high capital and replacement costs, and outlined playground surfacing trade-offs while also reporting the parks’ upcoming events and renovations.
Park staff told the Rockwall City Park Board that artificial turf would not eliminate many game cancellations this season because a large share of cancellations were caused by lightning or storms at game time.
During an extended public exchange about turf versus natural grass, a resident asked whether switching to artificial turf would prevent rainouts. A parks staff member said roughly 80% of cancellations this year were due to storms local to game time or lightning and therefore would not be avoided by turf. The staff member also said installing artificial turf for a full sports field can cost in the order of hundreds of thousands to about $1,000,000 per field and…
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