An occasional series of questions we should have asked Red Bank's mayor and council before now... Or quite likely did at the time, but were ignored...
The Marine Park Green Acres Funding:
What is the percentage coverage of the park's green space by artificial turf or similar surface treatment?
And while we're at it, how about the new parking lot and valet car drop-off?
New Jersey bill S3254 prohibits spending from the Preserve New Jersey Green Acres Fund—or any other Green Acres account—for the purchase, installation, or replacement of synthetic turf fields. The legislation follows mounting research that links turf materials to chemical contamination, including perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.”
The new "play" facility boasts its extensive use of artificial ground treatments, so it has to be considerable.
All this while the dangerous polluting effects of artificial turf are well known, and here we are with this toxic material being installed within yards of the Navisink.
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Marine Park back in May '26 |
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| The Dream... |
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| The Reality... at least a couple of weeks ago. Oh... and the fences. |
Oh... There's Just One More Thing for next time... The Count Basie Field project is in receipt of Green Acres grants as well...
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