In Batavia (NY), the cost of installing artificial turf at Van Detta Stadium is estimated to be $1.7 million. That's a one and a seven followed by a lot of zeroes. In Middleton, WI a city of the same size as ours, the high school installed artificial turf at a cost of $700,000.

Opinion: Let taxpayers raise the money on their own

In Batavia (NY), the cost of installing artificial turf at Van Detta Stadium is estimated to be $1.7 million. That’s a one and a seven followed by a lot of zeroes. In Middleton, Wis., a city of the same size as ours, the high school installed artificial turf at a cost of $700,000.


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