added Saturday, December 17th, 2016
A Town that gets to VOTE on the turf, amazing. Lodi taxpayers are never allowed to vote on anything !!!
http://www.northjersey.com/story/news/morris/kinnelon/2016/12/16/kinnelon-council-enough-enough-artificial-turf/95530222/
UPDATE: Added Friday December 09, 2016
The following appeared in local news feeds, additional information on FieldTurf.
https://readymag.com/njdotcom/fieldturf-dipiazza/
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/lawmakers_call_for_investigation_class-action_laws.html#incart_river_home_pop
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/state_hearings_to_examine_conduct_of_top_us_turf_c.html#incart_river_home
Do Taxpayers have recourse?
For many years now Taxpayers have paid millions of dollars, through Lodi taxes & through County & State Funding Grants, (GreenAcres, Open Spaces) to TURF most of the "Sports Playing Fields" here in Lodi.
The Lodi High School field, The Kennedy (Luna Baseball) Park, Memorial Park, Voto-Tedesco Field and the Hilltop School Field.
The following appeared in the news on Sunday, December 4, 2016
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/12/for_years_company_made_millions_selling_faulty_fie.html#incart_2box_nj-homepage-featured
https://readymag.com/njdotcom/fieldturf/
The same company installed the turf at the above Lodi Fields.
www.fieldturf.com
Who recommended this turf company? Records show that this company is touted by Maser Consulting in an employee's personal twitter pages.
Maser Consulting receives a "No-Bid" professional contract from Lodi every year, and has for many years. Should also point out that Maser is a large contributor to Election Campaigns here in Lodi. (So much for Pay to Play). Maser also sponsors "holes" for the Lodi Boys & Girls Club golf outings.
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Who excepted the "Bids" from this company? Did Lodi research the company, or its "product".
Will MEL/JIF insurance cover the cost of the replacement of an inferior product? Will the usual Borough Attorneys get more money for any litigation? Will taxpayers have to pay for the next round of BONDS for another 20 year period? Who is responsible to repair Kennedy field each time a helicopter lands during Fire Prevention week every year?
Of course, something else to think about…
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/turf-wars-voters-decide-artificial-fields-san-francisco-new-jersey-n222596
http://www.northjersey.com/news/popular-athletic-field-turf-raises-worries-in-north-jersey-1.1276229?page=3
I do not think grass, sand & dirt was such a bad thing.