Melissa in the Morning: Artificial Turf Fields

Late afternoon close up photo of gray football line with yellow soccer lines on a artificial, synthetic turf field.

Melissa in the Morning: Artificial Turf Fields

In Glastonbury, voters are deciding on a referendum that proposes banning artificial turf fields from the town. If this measure passes, the current turf field at the high school wouldn’t be impacted. However, this would prohibit new turf fields from coming in. To get perspective on the impact of turf fields, we spoke with Glenn Lungarini, the executive director of the CIAC (Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference.)

For more information on turf fields: https://portal.ct.gov/dph/environmental-health/environmental-and-occupational-health-assessment/artificial-turf-fields?language=en_US

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