The Town of Greenwich Athletic Field Study/Capital Improvement Plan 2020 includes a number of statements about the types of playing fields being considered … statements that require clarity in some cases and rejection in others. Continue Reading →
Warren Silver
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Following Emotional Hearing, Board of Education Votes on Combo of Engineered Natural Grass and Artificial Turf at CMS
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Passions were high during the public comment portion of the BOE meeting where several men, mostly coaches and teachers, spoke in favor of synthetic turf. The BOE voted 6-1-1 in favor of Option 4. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Schools, Sports, artificial turf, Carl Higbie, Central Middle School, Christina Downey, Cos Cob Park, Dom Casamassima
Open Letter to OGRCC: Children’s Health is Non-negotiable!
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“We know that artificial turf has been installed in numerous communities and institutions because it satisfies a need to conduct sports programs in inclement weather. However, long term studies of exposure to the plastic mat and blades of “grass” along with infill have not been able to show the product is safe.” – Real Grass for Healthy Kids! Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Arthur Yee MD, artificial turf, Bryan Tunney, David Rudolph, Liane Tel, OGRCC, Real Grass for Healthy Kids! Jude Braunstein
LETTER: Is the Board of Education Stacking the Deck…Again?
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“Over the past two years, the Board of Education has been misleading and evasive about their position on artificial turf for middle school fields.” – Real Grass for Healthy Kids
Jude Braunstein
Liane Tel
Arthur Yee, MD
Susan Rudolph
Warren Silver Continue Reading →
Filed under: Letter to the Editor, Arthur Yee MD, Central Middle School, Greenwich Board of Education, Jude Braunstein, Liane Tel, Milone and MacBroom, Real Grass for Healthy Kids
LETTER: The Board of Education Has Stacked the Deck
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“It would seem the BoE along with Parks and Recreation have already made a decision, and they are now pushing their agenda forward by hiring a company whose findings will inevitably and predictably support artificial turf.” – Real Grass for Healthy Kids: Jude Braunstein, Bryan Tunney, Liane Tel, Arthur Yee, MD, Susan Rudolph and Warren Silver Continue Reading →