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Long Island, NY for years was the place for grass turf and daytime football.
Schools are starting to bring in turf fields but it is a hard sell because of the up-front cost. Cost of athletics is in the property tax bill and such an improvement first requires a bond issue to be passed -- and an increase in already high taxes. What most voters don't realize is that upfront cost is recovered since the fields are multi-use and the cost of watering and general maintenance drop steeply, plus, postponments due to rainy weather cost the schools hundreds of dollars which ADs have to balance against the cost of playing the game and having the field get chopped up. And, that costs money too.
Yes, we have lights on a lot of fields now.
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