Comments on: Faux Turf Fields Vs. Grass: Budget Plan Costs More and Shifts Expenses out of Cecil Co Schools Budget; Fiscal, Safety Questions https://ceciltimes.com/2017/05/faux-turf-fields-vs-grass-budget-plan-costs-more-and-shifts-expenses-out-of-cecil-co-schools-budget-fiscal-safety-questions/ News and Views for Cecil County and the Eastern Shore of Maryland Fri, 25 Nov 2022 14:21:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Ron Lobos https://ceciltimes.com/2017/05/faux-turf-fields-vs-grass-budget-plan-costs-more-and-shifts-expenses-out-of-cecil-co-schools-budget-fiscal-safety-questions/#comment-49422 Tue, 16 May 2017 10:57:17 +0000 https://ceciltimes.com/?p=5141#comment-49422 Just over a year ago, the Baltimore Ravens removed the artificial turf from M & T Bank Stadium pointing out the a high rate of injuries that were being experienced on that type of playing surface. That included ACL injuries. This type of information should be taken into consideration when deciding whether or not to approve this product. The payroll for the Ravens players is over $125M/year, so as you can see, the decision to remove the artificial turf was safety motivated in order to keep their players on the playing field.

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