Watch the Nightly News at 6:30 tonight for a story about the dangers of synthetic turf.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/how-safe-artificial-turf-your-child-plays-n220166
I sent this to the commissioners and school board directors this evening:
Wed, Oct 8, 2014 6:23 pm
I had sent this email to you folks, previously. I heard back from NONE of you. It will be on NBC Nightly News tonight at 6:30 PM. Please watch it and UNVOTE the turf project on Wildcat and Middle Fields. Please nix turfing the Rock Pile. What does it take to get your attention concerning toxic turf?
Update after the broadcast: Here is the report from NBC's Nightly News:
How Safe is the Artificial Turf on Your Child's Sports Field?
NBC is inviting viewers to share our synthetic turf stories with them.
I started crying while watching the segment on turf and am angrier than ever with the four commissioners who ignore those of us who have been trying to warn them about the dangers of artificial turf. I am angry with the Sports Advisory Board and its subgroup, the Turf Project Task Force. No doubt, Dave Franklin is crafting another letter saying that artificial turf is safe. As Coach Griffin said, "I would love to be proved wrong."
For those of you who follow Andrew McNitt on Twitter, tonight was not a good night for him, thanks to the NBC Nightly News report on artificial turf.
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/investigations/how-safe-artificial-turf-your-child-plays-n220166
I sent this to the commissioners and school board directors this evening:
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| To | commission commission@mtlebanon.org, schoolboard schoolboard@mtlsd.net |
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I had sent this email to you folks, previously. I heard back from NONE of you. It will be on NBC Nightly News tonight at 6:30 PM. Please watch it and UNVOTE the turf project on Wildcat and Middle Fields. Please nix turfing the Rock Pile. What does it take to get your attention concerning toxic turf?
Elaine Gillen
-----Original Message-----
From: egillen476 <egillen476@aol.com>
To: commission <commission@mtlebanon.org>; schoolboard <schoolboard@mtlsd.net>
Sent: Tue, Sep 16, 2014 6:50 pm
Subject: Artificial turf project
Dear Mt. Lebanon Commissioners and School Board members,
Please "unvote" the ill-fated Wildcat Field artificial turf project. I received the following press release, CONSUMER GROUP WARNS SCHOOLS AND TOWNS OF NEW QUESTIONS SURROUNDING ARTIFICIAL TURF SAFETY
The Artificial Turf Project, or as you like to call it, "Field Enhancement Project" has been a problem since Day 1. Lack of transparency concerning funds, the secret Turf Project Task Force meetings, intimidation tactics used at the Not For The General Public public meeting, the official statements from the Parks Advisory Board and the Environmental Sustainability Board who are in opposition to the project, an "unbiased" presentation at Mellon Middle School with Dr. McNitt - who has his private consulting business and partnership with FieldTurf, the deficiencies identified by the PA Department of Environmental Protection and Allegheny County Conservation District, the fabrication that personal donations are at risk while knowing that contracts clearly state that the donations are nonrefundable and will be used for future field improvements, the Commission President's "misrepresentation" of the ESB's position, the Commission's tunnel vision in regard to the health, safety, and environmental issues as presented by residents, and the use of municipal staff for raising non-municipal funds.
PLEASE take the time to read the 09.15.14 Press Release linked in the first paragraph. PLEASE consider the new questions surrounding the safety of artificial turf. PLEASE unvote the Wildcat and Middle Artificial Turf Project.
Elaine Gillen
How Safe is the Artificial Turf on Your Child's Sports Field?
I started crying while watching the segment on turf and am angrier than ever with the four commissioners who ignore those of us who have been trying to warn them about the dangers of artificial turf. I am angry with the Sports Advisory Board and its subgroup, the Turf Project Task Force. No doubt, Dave Franklin is crafting another letter saying that artificial turf is safe. As Coach Griffin said, "I would love to be proved wrong."
For those of you who follow Andrew McNitt on Twitter, tonight was not a good night for him, thanks to the NBC Nightly News report on artificial turf.
