Melissa in the Morning: Artificial Turf Fields

03/11/2025 11 min
Melissa in the Morning: Artificial Turf Fields

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Episode Synopsis

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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