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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, they cannot.  See Magruder's disastrous grass field as just one exame. And why don't schools like Watkins Mill and Quince Orchard have turf? Those kids should have decent fields as well - they are used by the entire school (PE and athletics) and the community for years. It's an equity issue. Please ignore the very vocal minority that advocates against turf - newer turf doesn't have the same problems as the older turf (chemicals, injuries, heat, recycling)

The HVAC has been a disaster for decades.  It should not be either or, it should be both[/quote]

Of course MCPS could hire maintenance crews for natural grass fields. There is no law that prohibits them from doing that.

New turf has exactly the same issues.  It is still a big sheet of plastic.  It is still a heat island.  It still can’t be recycled and is dumped in Southern Virginia in a high poverty community by MCPS.  It still had injuries when the plastic seams come apart etc…. Nothing has changed.

But new turf has one big change, it is massively more expensive.

Yes, MCPS could have been fixing HVAC systems instead of putting down heat islands. [/quote]

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