Artificial Turf: REMINDER: Comments are due on the Report Friday May 13th

All,

Public comments on the Public Draft of  'A Review of Benefits and Issues Associated with Natural and Artificial Turf Rectangular Stadium Fields' are due this Friday, May 13th. Please read the report and email comments.

The deadline for public comment on the report (which can be found at is this Friday May 13

Send comments to email address: TurfReportResponse@yahoo.com.

That deadline is important in order to to be included in the public comments!

Please make sure to cc the Board of Education (boe@mcpsmd.org), the county council (county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov) and County Executive Ike Leggett (ocemail@montgomerycountymd.gov).  Otherwise it is likely your comments will not become part of the public record.

It is also useful to cc the press to make sure your comments are part of the public record. Here are some emails:

kryan@wtop.com

aujifusa@gazette.net

lgartner@washingtonexaminer.com

and Robert Samuels at the Washington Post (not sure of his email).

For background, type 'Artificial Turf' in the search field of the blog and read the background on the environmental hazards of artificial turf composed of used auto and truck tires.

A recent scientific panel in Chicago is useful background – (on You-Tube use this link and the associated links to see and hear the full forum).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAdDiqDRL2I&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL.

Please also see a a recent presentation Dr. Kathy Michels, of thd Safe, Healthy Playing Fields Coalition gave to the Montgomery County Council of PTAs (MCCPTA) at < http://www.artificialturffacts.org/> .

Other useful information can be found at http://www.synturf.org/.

Thank you very much for taking the time to support for our environment and children.
Again the deadline for input is this Friday May 13.

Thank you.

Paula Bienenfeld
Education Committee Chair, Montgomery County Civic Federation