[RP TownTalk] Fwd: turf field

[Sarah Wayland]

Oops. I meant to copy the list with this....

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From: Sarah Wayland <sarah.wayland at gmail.com>
Date: Jun 15, 2007 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] turf field
To: Roland Walker <walker at pobox.com>


> For some perspective: the Prince George's side of MNCPPC has an annual
> budget of $200 million.

>From their main webpage: (http://www.mncppc.org/)

"M-NCPPC was created by the Maryland General Assembly in 1927 to
develop and operate public park systems and provide land use planning
for the physical development of the great majority of Montgomery and
Prince George's Counties, and to operate the public recreation program
in Prince George's County."

So that $200 million budget applies to all activities, including
planning for development (e.g., the Wachovia proposal!), parks, and
recreation.

Do you happen to know what part of the budget applies to "parks" (from
which I'm assuming this money is coming...)

According to the MNCPPC website, there are 7737 acres of "developed"
parkland.  I'm guessing the field we are talking about is no more than
2-3 acres... (that's a deliberate overestimate.)

So if I knew the proportion of the budget dedicated to upkeep of the
parks (which is a lot more than just maintaining fields), it could
help me get a feel for whether $50,000 per year is enough to maintain
those athletic fields with grass instead of turf....

-Sarah