After the Monterey City Council voted
unanimously last November to approve the Frank E. Sollecito Jr.
Ballpark artificial turf field despite concerns over possible health
problems from the rubber crumbs and goose droppings, officials from
the city will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony honoring the new
outfield at 1 p.m. on Satuday, March 12th.
Monterey County's health officer Dr.
Edward Moreno had put the council at ease before Christmas when he
told them that based on the available studies, there's no evidence of
public health impacts from the use of tire crumbs in artificial turf.
“This ballpark is a centerpiece of
Monterey's baseball heritage,” said Assistant City Manager Hans
Uslar. “It's important for our baseball leagues and especially
Monterey High School because they play their games there. We've had a
lot of good ballplayers come from there.”
Construction on the field, which
besides being used by the high school baseball team, is also used by
the city recreation program, was done by NorCal Contractor for
$713,700. Funds came from the city's Neighborhood Improvement
Program, the Capital Improvement Program and contributions from the
community.
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