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Township decision clouds turf plan; board asks for clearer analysis of field options
Summary
Township officials signaled probable wetlands issues at Lower Columbia, making artificial turf unlikely; the board asked the township for cost and plan details and noted a recently awarded engineering contract to design natural-grass improvements.
Berkeley Heights school leaders pressed for clearer information this week after township officials signaled that installing an artificial-turf field at Lower Columbia is unlikely because of wetlands concerns.
During a finance-and-facilities report, the board learned the township’s recreation department has moved away from an artificial-turf plan for the Lower Columbia field, citing probable wetlands and the prospect of not…
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