PFAS

Vote YES for Article 18: Three year Artificial Turf Moratorium

by Debbie Tatro
September 26, 2020September 27, 2020
PFAS, Plastic Pollution

When: October 12 at 1 pm Where: Outdoor Town Meeting, under a tent at the SHS football field. Read Nine Reasons to Vote YES on Article 18,

PFAS in Artificial Turf – TURI Report

by Debbie Tatro
February 26, 2020March 7, 2020
Local Initiatives, PFAS, Public Meetings, Hearings, and Elections, Schools, SSC Updates

The Toxics Use Reduction Institute, U. Mass. Lowell, has published a very informative pamphlet concerning the issues related to PFAS in artificial turf, and the complexities of PFAS chemistry, and measuring PFAS chemicals. You can download it here.

SSC Opposes Plastic Turf Field

by Debbie Tatro
February 10, 2020March 7, 2020
Blog, PFAS, Projects, Public Meetings, Hearings, and Elections, Schools, SSC Updates, Water

SSC recommends organically maintained, natural turf for the SHS football field; with the proper expertise, grass fields allow quality play without threatening the health of our athletes. The Sharon School Committee has requested an artificial turf football field be installed inside the existing SHS track. Sustainable Sharon Coalition and Plastic… Read More »SSC Opposes Plastic Turf Field

Plastic Grass Presentation to the Sharon Standing Building Committee

by Bri McAlevey
January 22, 2020March 7, 2020
Education, PFAS, Public Meetings, Hearings, and Elections

Delivered 1/21/2020 Good evening, my name is Bri McAlevey, and I’m the mother of a Sharon HS varsity athlete. I walked across the HS field for the first time last year and I was appalled. It was a jaw dropping wake-up call that we need to do something to improve… Read More »Plastic Grass Presentation to the Sharon Standing Building Committee