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Student-athletes, presenters urge Cypress-Fairbanks ISD to prioritize turf upkeep amid safety concerns
Summary
At a Cypress-Fairbanks ISD meeting, a presenter and student-athletes said aging turf—typically lasting about 8–10 years—and rubber infill build-up pose safety and performance concerns, and urged the district to prioritize maintenance and replacement planning.
A presenter and student-athletes told the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD at a meeting that aging artificial turf and rubber infill on district fields are raising safety and performance concerns.
The presenter said the life cycle for the district's turf fields is "about 8 to 10 years," and that softball and baseball surfaces generally follow a similar roughly 10-year schedule, adding that as turf fibers degrade "the threading on those…
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