City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 200299

• File #: 200299
• Version: 1
• Type: Order
• Status: Approved
• File created: 11/19/2015
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 11/24/2015
• Final action: 12/12/2019
• Enactment date: 11/24/2015
• Enactment #: 200299
• Title: That the Director of SPCD, the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Sustainability and Environment consider the pros and cons of artificial turf and identify alternative designs for publicly accessible open space.
• Sponsors: Katjana Ballantyne

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/12/2019	9	City Council	Work completed
12/4/2019	8	Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee	Work completed
5/9/2018	7	Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee	Kept in committee
11/30/2016	6	Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee	Kept in committee
2/29/2016	5	Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee	Kept in committee
2/2/2016	4	Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee	Kept in committee
12/1/2015	3	Open Space, Environment and Energy Committee	Kept in committee
11/24/2015	2	City Council	Approved

  Agenda Text

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That the Director of SPCD, the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Sustainability and Environment consider the pros and cons of artificial turf and identify alternative designs for publicly accessible open space.

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Official Text

That the Executive Director of the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, the Commissioner of Public Works and the Director of Sustainability and Environment discuss available research identifying the pros and cons of banning all artificial turf use, including financial and environment information, and identify alternative design options to using artificial ground cover in publicly accessible open space.