How should a sports field, particularly a municipal or school sports field that is in high demand, be managed early in the season so as to provide safe playing conditions now as well as through the rest of the season?
L to R: Trevor Vance, Kansas City Royals, Elizabeth Maineiro from MLB, Tim Wilson from Van Horn High School and Tim McElligott from Blue Springs High School.
There are many ways to address the disintegrating turf problem at Memorial Stadium's Joe Golding Field, but Wichita Falls (TX) ISD board members said they lean toward a complete turf replacement that also fixes the field's persistent drainage problems. The full fix will cost $685,940 — nearly $200,000 more than originally predicted when the issue was brought the issue before school board members in October.
The School Committee set a $25 per hour fee for Milford youth sports teams to use the new high school artificial turf field. The fee, for organizations with more than 50% of their membership from Milford, will be in place for 2 years, at which point the committee can re-evaluate.
STMA and the Plant Management Network have finalized a partnership to offer PMN resources to all STMA members - as a benefit of STMA membership with no additional cost.
Do you have a lightning safety plan in place at your facility? On average, 55 people are reported killed each year and hundreds of people are permanently injured each year by lightning.
