The Ellis County Press: Turf upgrade to cost thousands

Turf upgrade to cost thousands
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Editor on 07/29/2010 11:59:00


MEGAN GRAY
The Ellis County Press
MIDLOTHIAN - Two Midlothian Independent School District athletic fields have had
issues with premature wear.
Fieldturf, the company contracted with the district, acknowledged the premature
wear and set up two options for upgrades.
One, replace the two fields with the same product and no extended warranty
dates, or two, an
upgraded product and full, 8-year warranties at 1/10 (approximately) the cost.
According to a press release issued by MISD, the district chose the upgrade so
MISD will have two brand new upgraded fields with full 8-year warranties at a
substantially discounted price.
The upgrade for both, the MISD Stadium and the high school fields, were approved
at the Monday, June 21 board meeting.
According to the Fieldturf contract, the total cost is:  $162,400.
This is the first upgrade since the 2004 bond election when the stadium was
built at a cost of $15,013,248 and completed in 2006.