Somerset ES cork infill not viable for use by Montgomery Parks

The Parents' Coalition obtained e-mails and documents from Montgomery Parks concerning their decision in 2016 to replace the Montgomery Blair High School artificial turf football field.

In the e-mail below was a discussion of the choice of contractor, choice of plastic carpet, and choice of infill for the new Blair High School artificial turf football field.  As part of the evaluation of these different products, the Somerset Elementary School artificial turf field was evaluated and discussed.

From this e-mail, we learn that the Somerset Elementary School artificial turf field requires daily maintenance by MCPS staff and that Montgomery Parks had determined that the infill used at Somerset was not a "viable product." 

How many MCPS elementary school fields have staff brushing the field on a daily basis?  Who is paying for the increased maintenance costs of this plastic field?  

The e-mail contains a lot of additional information about how artificial turf fields are purchased in Montgomery County and how the fields are performing and annual costs associated with these fields.  None of this information is ever discussed by the Board of Education.   

Read the e-mail at this link:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a3c7sqzc1vvmxa3/2016%20Montgomery%20Parks%20email%20Somerset%20infill.pdf?dl=0

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