Turf fields

Rec and Parks Advisory Board chair urged refresh funding for Upper County and Bower Drive centers and defended synthetic turf fields.

MSI executive director urged funding turf fields at six schools, noting MSI has privately funded three fields to date.

A 13-year-old MSI soccer player said turf fields are more reliable and weather-safe than grass.

Urgently opposed tax dollars for synthetic turf, citing heat, toxic chemicals, and flammability, urging natural grass instead.