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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Serious question about this, for people in the Somerset community with knowledge of this issue: I just saw the letter that was sent around about the logic for this move, and it states that past efforts to reseed and even resod the field have been unsuccessful, and the grass has died "due to the field's small size (smallest of all MCPS schools) and the large student population using it, as well as it's hard-packed composition."
If these are really the barriers to natural grass, why not direct after-school soccer practices etc to other facilities?[b] It seems silly to make everyone pay for this field [/b]which may have health and environmental liabilities, if the heavy use of the field could lessened.
And with a budget of $550,000 (!) is there really nothing to be done about "hard packed composition" of soil?
I would love to hear from this on people who actually are familiar with the issues. We are new to the school community and think this effort sounds crazy, but would love to know more.
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They're not making anyone pay, though. If you want to donate to the Somerset Foundation (!), you may; if not, you don't have to.[/quote]

As a member of the community I might think that a major fundraising effort could be directed at something else.

If there are health issues (turf "bugs" being toxic; offgassing) that's certainly my business as a parent.

And if there are environmental consequences (runoff issues, etc) that is my business as a community member. [/quote]

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