• Synthetic Field Projects

  • Stadium - Currently

    Stadium - Current

     

    Stadium - Future

    Stadium - Future

  • Multi-Purpose Field - Currently

    Multi-Purpose - Current

     

    Multi-Purpose Field - Future

    Multi-Purpose - Future

  • Existing Conditions

     

    • Existing conditions are bad and getting worse- with boys and girls playing soccer in fall, the grass does not have a chance to rest and repair itself
    • The field includes many uneven clumps, divots and mud which makes it difficult to maintain a safe surface for our athletes
    • There are high maintenance costs associated with trying to keep the field in a playable condition
    • Pesticides have been used as crab grass has invaded the field surface
    • Limited drainage and inlets create issues for players
    • Field Hockey field is 30' shorter than PIAA regulations
    • Field Hockey field slopes more than one foot from one end to the other
    • Softball field does not have dugouts
    • Softball field does not have a scoreboard
    • Soccer practice fields are crowned in the center between two fields (instead of a crown in the center of each field)
    • Stadium field is concave through the center

     

  • Stadium Synthetic Turf Costs

     

    Synthetic Turf Carpet System (96,900 Square Feet)

    $484,576

     

    Site Construction as per Scope                                                               

    $532,833

     

    Design and Permitting                                                           

    $48,445

     

    Performance and Payment Bond                                             

    $12,250

     

    TOTAL STADIUM FIELD PROJECT COST                                                                   

    $1,078,170

Multi-purpose Field Costs

  • Synthetic Turf Carpet System (105,600 Square Feet)

    $424,968.51

     

    Site Construction as per Scope                                                          

    $748,322.22

     

    Design and Permitting                                                           

    $63,360

     

    Performance and Payment Bond                                            

    $14,212.94

     

     

    Multi-purpose Field Alternatives

      

    Perimeter Conduit / Pull Boxes

    Musco 50/30 Green Energy Lighting System

    $305,488.99

     

    Performance and Payment Bond

    $3,511.01

     

    TOTAL PROJECT COST FOR MULTI-PURPOSE FIELD                                                                  

    $1,509,863.67

Field Projects Deductions

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    GroomRight Maintenance Machine

    -$5,050

     

    SweepRight Maintenance Machine

    -$1,010

     

    Site Work Savings as per scope

    -$43,371.87

     

    Performance / Payment Bonds

    -$568.13

     

    TOTAL FIELD PROJECTS DEDUCTIONS

    -$50,000

     

Financing


  • The district will not be increasing next year’s (or any year’s) budget to pay for the turf field projects. Instead, it will be paid for out of the Capital Projects Fund which contains the remaining portion of our 2012 Bond Issue. Funding out of the Capital Projects Fund would have no impact upon the local taxpayer, no impact upon the 2015-2016 general fund budget, and minimal impact upon the district’s debt service as the majority of the money is currently residing in that fund.
     
    The November 11, 2013 Caucus meeting document above includes the amount of money issued in the 2012 bond issuance and the impact that bond issue will have on our overall debt service.  It is important to note that the District will be debt free on May 1, 2023.

Safety and Health Factors

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    Synthetic Turf and the Use of Crumb Rubber:


    Field Turf Presentation on Safety of Material Citing Scientific Studies

     

    Field Turf Presentation of a small collection of studies related to the safety of artificial turf

     

    Concerns about the use of crumb rubber were discussed and addressed by the Superintendent of Schools who referenced a report that was generated by the Synthetic Turf Council (STC).  The STC believes that reliable scientific data should be the foundation of any discussion regarding the safety of synthetic turf.  During the past two decades, there have been more than 60 technical studies and reports that review the health effects of crumb rubber as it pertains to toxicities from inhalation, ingestion and dermal contact, as well as cancer. These studies and reports were performed during the past 22 years by independent organizations such as: Connecticut Department of Health, Hofstra University, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and University of California Berkeley. The preponderance of evidence shows no negative health effects associated with crumb rubber in synthetic turf.  As NBC factually reported, “there is no research directly linking crumb rubber to cancer.”

     

    Risk of Injuries Associated with playing on Synthetic Turf:
    Based  on the available evidence, it appears that the potential and risk for injury is not increased and that some types of injuries might actually be reduced by using the new FieldTurf type surfaces. Findings from a peer-reviewed studied published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found:

    •7% fewer injuries
    •3% fewer minor injuries
    •19% fewer substantial injuries
    •22% fewer severe injuries
    •10% less injury during inclement weather (rain, snow, sleet)
    •42% less injury during no precipitation, wet field conditions
    •24% lower incidence of injury during games played under hot weather conditions