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Falmouth Synthetic Field A Three Million Dollar Gamble
"We took on a huge risk and I think we were successful but we're a large community and I think we can take on that risk." Wind Turbines
How many people remember when Falmouth town officials told you this about the wind turbines: "We took on a huge risk and I think we were successful but we're a large community and I think we can take on that risk."
Now a three million dollar artificial turf field that needs $600,000.00 spent on it every ten years is going to save you money?
On April 10, 2018, various Town Meeting Members asked the town in advance to provide the Material Safety Data Sheets for the artificial turf field to be shown at Town Meeting. The MSDS sheets were not produced at Town Meeting. The local town officials have a history of omitting negative documents for projects. The wind turbine project had multiple documents omitted from the public.
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The artificial turf industry says artificial fields are safe yet there is NO widely accepted, peer-reviewed scientific study that demonstrates EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) rubber pellets are safe. The California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) is conducting a study of the potential health effects associated with the chemicals that can be released from synthetic turf that will be released in 2019.
Artificial turf needs to be treated with biocides to prevent MRSA, which is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus.It can cause serious consequences, including sepsis and bloodstream infections.
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There is no denying that synthetic turf, an infill of rubber crumb or virgin rubber contains compounds such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and heavy metals.
Town Meeting Video Below :
Town Meeting Spring 2018 Night Two 4/10/18
25-minute mark 3 million votes for artificial turf.
40-minute mark $600,000.00 to be spent every ten years rebuilding the artificial field
44-minute mark Cancer - Town of Falmouth fails to provide a widely accepted, peer-reviewed scientific study that demonstrates EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) rubber pellets are safe.
2 hour and 2-minute mark -- Consultant fail to produce (MSDS) Material Safety Data Sheet at Town Meeting - (MSDS) is a document that contains information on the potential hazards (health, fire, reactivity and environmental) and how to work safely with the chemical product. It is an essential starting point for the development of a complete health and safety program
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