Santa Clara County considers artificial turf ban

Santa Clara County opts not to ban artificial turf on county-owed properties
A nearly yearlong effort to ban artificial turf on Santa Clara County-owned properties has failed after the Board of Supervisors was unable to come to a consensus on the much debated topic.
Santa Clara County supervisors to vote on artificial turf ban
A battle is brewing over artificial turf in the South Bay, but a decision by county leaders will have to wait until next year.
Santa Clara County Officials Could Ban Artificial Turf
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors will vote on a policy limiting the use of artificial turf at its Tuesday meeting. The action could result in an outright ban or include an exception for athletic fields.
Santa Clara County rejects artificial turf ban for county-owned property and sports fields
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors late Tuesday rejected a ban on artificial turf on county-owned property. The ban, had it been enacted, would have prevented new turf installations and could have impacted existing sports complexes.
Artificial turf opponents rally ahead of vote on controversial Santa Clara County ban
Only a handful of locations in the county would be affected, including the Twin Creeks Sports Complex in Sunnyvale and a private school currently leasing county land. The ban could also impact the San Jose Earthquakes’ plan to build artificial turf soccer fields at the county fairgrounds.
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