Some board members raise equity questions as Select Board considers turf-field study report

Aug 11, 2026

The board agreed to sponsor a warrant article to hear the turf-field study group's final report, but Dr. McKenzie urged the board to consider optics because the study group is not an official Select Board committee and may not be broadly representative.

The full story

The Select Board discussed sponsoring a warrant article to receive the final report from the natural-vs-synthetic turf study group. Several members favored Select Board sponsorship so the report can be presented promptly at Town Meeting; the board asked staff to provide a warrant article for review by Aug. 18.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in