Advisory Committee Will Not Recommend Turf Field Project at Town Meeting
Foxborough's Advisory Committee voted 9-3 against recommending Article 6 of December’s Special Town Meeting Warrant.
When the warrant article for the proposed turf field project is presented at Town Meeting on Dec. 11, it will not have the support of Foxborough’s Advisory Committee. Article 6, “Artificial Turf Field,” of the Special Town Meeting Warrant failed to meet the approval of the Advisory Committee after a nearly two-and-a-half hour discussion at Wednesday’s meeting. “We would all love to say yes to this project,” said Advisory Committee chair Larry Thomas. “I understand the importance of athletics. [However], I don’t see how having a turf field is this quantum leap in athletic opportunity. … I’m not sure we can afford this with more debt coming down the pike.” Ad-Com, citing several concerns with the timing and cost of the project, voted 9-3 …
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Brian
9:55 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
@ hood - kudos to you. I also agree with Steve when he can not find fault on either side. This was a tough one. I voted for it without a horse in the race but at the same time understand peoples apprehension. What swayed me was the fact that the supporters walked the walk and worked so hard to bring everything together ... money, process, boards, businesses during these horrible times and did not… more ›