City Council votes down artifical turf field on Nicollet Island
From a press release from the Friends of the Riverfront:
MINNEAPOLIS, Friday, Feb. 29, 2008 – The Minneapolis City Council today voted down a private developer’s plan to install artificial turf on an athletic field proposed for Mississippi riverfront parkland. The 13-0 vote was a formality after a surprise announcement that the developer, DeLaSalle High School, had withdrawn its appeal.
The unanimous decision to reject artificial turf came a day after contentious debate on the issue at a Committee of the Whole meeting showed the city council to be deeply divided. At that meeting, several council members said they were concerned about the impacts of synthetic turf’s crumb rubber base on the environment and children’s health.
The complete news release is attached, and is also available at the Friends of the Riverfront website: http://ourbeautifulriver.org/.
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