Leaders of the donor group, Let the Kids Play, made clear in emails that they wanted to assert influence over the city’s Republican party – and the two Republican City Council members — to win support for artificial turf.
Danni Petti
Leaders of the donor group, Let the Kids Play, made clear in emails that they wanted to assert influence over the city’s Republican party – and the two Republican City Council members — to win support for artificial turf.
The artificial turf and drainage installation will transform an 82,000-square-foot athletic field on 6.75 acres of city-owned property along Milton Road. It will be the first time that a city-owned field will have artificial turf.Â
The artificial turf project’s fate hinged on the council’s two Republicans, Bill Henderson and Keith Cunningham, who ulti- mately supported the plan.
The best and safest solution for improving Nursery Field is a drainage system and a natural grass surface. We hope the City Council will take this step in the right direction.
We ask that on April 17, the council move forward with the completion of the design plans for the Nursery Field Improvement Project.
There are opponents of artificial turf all over town, and their primary concerns are health, safety, and the environment – and, yes, their kids.
It is time for leaders to lead, and I’m hopeful that they share my values and prioritize the responsible creation of more playing space in Rye for our youth and a turf field at Nursery.
The litigation potentially throws a wrench into the City Council’s decision-making. The council is planning to vote on April 17 whether to move forward with the turf plan.
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