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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MCPS does not, and cannot, maintain the grass fields.  They are all over-used due to the massive shortage of fields throughout the county - ESs in the county were originally built for 350-450 kids. Now, MCPS regularly builds to 700+ kids.  Double the number of kids, double the wear and tear during recess, PE, and community use after school.  So you end up with bare patches, which are hard as a rock in summer, and mud pits after the rain, not to mention aiding in the addition of divots that turn into ankle breakers and knee injuries.  Same for MSs, and HSs.

Turf is a one-time expense for 12 years (newer turf), has no PFAs, is cooler, and can be 100% recycled. And, gets way more use than the grass that MCPS installs and then forgets about.

Ask the Churchill booster club how much they spend annually maintaining their grass field and what chemicals go into maintaining the field, and then see if MCPS will cover that for all schools

And we agree that MCPS should have been fixing the HVAC issues, they should have for years. I maintain it is not either or, it should be both[/quote]

Artificial turf is not a one time 12 year expense.  It is an ongoing expense and the plastic is done in 8 years.

Plastic is not recyclable.

You clearly flunked math if you think that maintaining a grass field can ever top the astronomical cost of a big sheet of plastic that fails continually.  FYI MCPS doesn't maintain the plastic fields either.  They fail, injuries increase, streams are polluted with plastic waste, heat islands are created, and the plastic can't be recycled.  [/quote]

I CANNOT believe that in a county that claims to be so 'progressive', we have so much support for these horrible artificial turf fields. They are simply AWFUL for the environment, and potentially awful for our kids' health. This was a terrible decision, but par for the course for our hypocritical MCPS leadership, I guess. [/quote]

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