Anonymous
09/26/2019 14:24
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
See, for all the parking and lights issues (which they are using to convince City of Rockville to withhold the permits) this is really about turf fields, which is not a valid reason for the City of Rockville to not issue use permits.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 14:08
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My bad, it’s from Nevada not California:
“New and replacement MCPS artificial turf projects will feature an organic infill material called clinoptilolite zeolite, which comes from rock sourced in Nevada. This is the same organic, natural infill mix in use at the three newly installed (March 2018) artificial turf playing fields at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Montgomery County, as well as hundreds of other fields around the country.”
Outdated information. MCPS is not using the same infill at Julius West as was used at the SoccerPlex. SoccerPlex is an AstroTurf field, not SpinTurf.
So you are calling MCPS liars for posting wrong info on their website?
AstroTurf? Are you kidding me? AstroTurf hasn’t been used for years. AstroTurf was invented in the 1960s.
More lies!!
Anonymous
09/26/2019 14:03
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:My bad, it’s from Nevada not California:
“New and replacement MCPS artificial turf projects will feature an organic infill material called clinoptilolite zeolite, which comes from rock sourced in Nevada. This is the same organic, natural infill mix in use at the three newly installed (March 2018) artificial turf playing fields at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Montgomery County, as well as hundreds of other fields around the country.”
Outdated information. MCPS is not using the same infill at Julius West as was used at the SoccerPlex. SoccerPlex is an AstroTurf field, not SpinTurf.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 13:24
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer. The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.
So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds? Pretty pathetic.
I don't understand the connection you're making between overcrowded schools and taking money from MSI for fields. MSI is not offering money to build additional classrooms, larger schools or new schools (to relieve overcrowding). But field construction and maintenance does come out of the CIP budget, I think. So taking money from MSI for fields results in more County and State money for other construction projects to relieve overcrowding, no? But that doesn't seem to be the point you're making. Your point seems to be that somehow taking money from MSI for fields makes it harder to address over crowded schools? I don't get it.
No. Julius West Middle School was never in the CIP for two or even one artificial turf field. This was not a "need" for MCPS. MSI Soccer spending money on their own want does nothing to help the MCPS budget.
MSI Soccer needs to sign a MOU with MCPS, they have not done that.
There is also one between MCPS and MSI. Keep up!
The MOU is between MCPS and Rockville.
MSI and MCPS already have a signed Settlement Agreement in place. Why do they need an MOU now?
Anonymous
09/26/2019 13:23
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer. The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.
So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds? Pretty pathetic.
Wow I hadn’t heard of this. It’s really disturbing.
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19538500/artificial-turf-cancer-risk/
Agree that it's really disturbing. MCPS says it's putting these turf fields in, for the sake of 'equity'. But, seems poorly intentioned to me. Why are we putting our young athletes at risk? Just so that they don't have a few rained out games?
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/athletics/programs/default.aspx?id=542923
They are planning to install turf fields at all High Schools.
Please keep up with field turf technologies before you start being an alarmist!
If you’re so concerned about cancer, stop driving cars, mowing your lawn, use electricity, WiFi, etc.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 13:19
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
My bad, it’s from Nevada not California:
“New and replacement MCPS artificial turf projects will feature an organic infill material called clinoptilolite zeolite, which comes from rock sourced in Nevada. This is the same organic, natural infill mix in use at the three newly installed (March 2018) artificial turf playing fields at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Montgomery County, as well as hundreds of other fields around the country.”
“New and replacement MCPS artificial turf projects will feature an organic infill material called clinoptilolite zeolite, which comes from rock sourced in Nevada. This is the same organic, natural infill mix in use at the three newly installed (March 2018) artificial turf playing fields at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Montgomery County, as well as hundreds of other fields around the country.”
Anonymous
09/26/2019 13:17
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer. The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.
So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds? Pretty pathetic.
Wow I hadn’t heard of this. It’s really disturbing.
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19538500/artificial-turf-cancer-risk/
Agree that it's really disturbing. MCPS says it's putting these turf fields in, for the sake of 'equity'. But, seems poorly intentioned to me. Why are we putting our young athletes at risk? Just so that they don't have a few rained out games?
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/athletics/programs/default.aspx?id=542923
They are planning to install turf fields at all High Schools.
Tire crumbs are no longer being used for turf field infills. They now use natural stones mines from California. The old tire crumb infill is what caused cancer and retain heat. So, all of your concerns about cancer and excessive heat no longer applies!! Whitman, Einstein and Julius West use the natural stone infills now.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 13:17
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer. The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.
So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds? Pretty pathetic.
Wow I hadn’t heard of this. It’s really disturbing.
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19538500/artificial-turf-cancer-risk/
^^That article is from 2017. The materials used now are more natural. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/athletics/programs/default.aspx?id=542923
New and replacement MCPS artificial turf projects will feature an organic infill material called clinoptilolite zeolite, which comes from rock sourced in Nevada. This is the same organic, natural infill mix in use at the three newly installed (March 2018) artificial turf playing fields at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Montgomery County, as well as hundreds of other fields around the country.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 12:59
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer. The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.
So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds? Pretty pathetic.
I don't understand the connection you're making between overcrowded schools and taking money from MSI for fields. MSI is not offering money to build additional classrooms, larger schools or new schools (to relieve overcrowding). But field construction and maintenance does come out of the CIP budget, I think. So taking money from MSI for fields results in more County and State money for other construction projects to relieve overcrowding, no? But that doesn't seem to be the point you're making. Your point seems to be that somehow taking money from MSI for fields makes it harder to address over crowded schools? I don't get it.
No. Julius West Middle School was never in the CIP for two or even one artificial turf field. This was not a "need" for MCPS. MSI Soccer spending money on their own want does nothing to help the MCPS budget.
MSI Soccer needs to sign a MOU with MCPS, they have not done that.
There is also one between MCPS and MSI. Keep up!
The MOU is between MCPS and Rockville.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 12:52
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Since we never heard another word about the meeting in the OP, I'm guessing that the meeting in the OP was a bust.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 12:49
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer. The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.
So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds? Pretty pathetic.
Wow I hadn’t heard of this. It’s really disturbing.
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19538500/artificial-turf-cancer-risk/
Agree that it's really disturbing. MCPS says it's putting these turf fields in, for the sake of 'equity'. But, seems poorly intentioned to me. Why are we putting our young athletes at risk? Just so that they don't have a few rained out games?
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/athletics/programs/default.aspx?id=542923
They are planning to install turf fields at all High Schools.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 12:40
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer. The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.
So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds? Pretty pathetic.
I don't understand the connection you're making between overcrowded schools and taking money from MSI for fields. MSI is not offering money to build additional classrooms, larger schools or new schools (to relieve overcrowding). But field construction and maintenance does come out of the CIP budget, I think. So taking money from MSI for fields results in more County and State money for other construction projects to relieve overcrowding, no? But that doesn't seem to be the point you're making. Your point seems to be that somehow taking money from MSI for fields makes it harder to address over crowded schools? I don't get it.
No. Julius West Middle School was never in the CIP for two or even one artificial turf field. This was not a "need" for MCPS. MSI Soccer spending money on their own want does nothing to help the MCPS budget.
MSI Soccer needs to sign a MOU with MCPS, they have not done that.
The MOU is between MCPS and Rockville.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 11:49
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer. The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.
So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds? Pretty pathetic.
I don't understand the connection you're making between overcrowded schools and taking money from MSI for fields. MSI is not offering money to build additional classrooms, larger schools or new schools (to relieve overcrowding). But field construction and maintenance does come out of the CIP budget, I think. So taking money from MSI for fields results in more County and State money for other construction projects to relieve overcrowding, no? But that doesn't seem to be the point you're making. Your point seems to be that somehow taking money from MSI for fields makes it harder to address over crowded schools? I don't get it.
No. Julius West Middle School was never in the CIP for two or even one artificial turf field. This was not a "need" for MCPS. MSI Soccer spending money on their own want does nothing to help the MCPS budget.
MSI Soccer needs to sign a MOU with MCPS, they have not done that.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 11:38
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer. The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.
So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds? Pretty pathetic.
I don't understand the connection you're making between overcrowded schools and taking money from MSI for fields. MSI is not offering money to build additional classrooms, larger schools or new schools (to relieve overcrowding). But field construction and maintenance does come out of the CIP budget, I think. So taking money from MSI for fields results in more County and State money for other construction projects to relieve overcrowding, no? But that doesn't seem to be the point you're making. Your point seems to be that somehow taking money from MSI for fields makes it harder to address over crowded schools? I don't get it.
Anonymous
09/26/2019 11:29
Subject: Wednesday Meeting on MSI Soccer Stadium take over of Julius West Middle School fields
Anonymous wrote:I am appalled that we are wasting this kind of money on fields that cause cancer. The rise in soccer goalie blood cancers is not a coincidence.
So many over crowded schools and we are taking money from MSI for rubber fields on school grounds? Pretty pathetic.
Wow I hadn’t heard of this. It’s really disturbing.
https://www.menshealth.com/health/a19538500/artificial-turf-cancer-risk/