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Company proposes no-infill TenCate turf for district baseball field

New Buffalo Area Schools Board of Education · May 12, 2025
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Summary

GeoSurfaces/TenCate representative James Beaver presented a proposal to renovate the district baseball field using a Pivot/TenCate turf system that company literature says 'requires no infill, or sand' and carries a 12-year warranty; the New Buffalo Community Education Foundation would support the project.

James Beaver of GeoSurfaces/TenCate presented a concept design and product overview for renovating New Buffalo Area Schools' baseball field, saying the proposed Pivot turf system “requires no infill, or sand” and that the company offers a 12-year warranty. He described the turf as an alternative to traditional infill systems and cited references for local installations.

Board members heard that the New Buffalo Community Education Foundation would serve as a support partner for the project; no capital cost or funding schedule was recorded in the minutes excerpt. The presentation was informational; no formal motion or vote on the renovation was recorded in the available transcript. Next steps were not specified on the record.