tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post5120838914724699497..comments2024-02-28T11:29:36.860-05:00Comments on just up the pike: "the turf" safe; teenage loitering remains undisturbedDan Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594208011755406956noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-51064248914800610652007-03-16T17:38:00.000-04:002007-03-16T17:38:00.000-04:00I sold Montgomery County that turf and I can assur...I sold Montgomery County that turf and I can assure you that by Monday noon, they will have a proposal on their desk for us to come replace it with some GOOD turf.<BR/><BR/>The stuff we used was cheap - it had to be to meet their budget. For a bit more money (peanuts compared to the $22 million proposed concrete jungle), we can put something in that (if properly cared for) will last 5 or 6 years and will be beautiful. <BR/><BR/>It will actually look like grass (close to an NFL Football Field), not the minty-green, low-pile stuff we sold them a few years ago.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the pressure. We love the exposure and we love Silver Spring!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-68815829275737617072007-03-16T12:24:00.000-04:002007-03-16T12:24:00.000-04:00The best place to voice support for either option ...The best place to voice support for either option is at the next silver spring citizens advisory board meeting. They will certainly be debating this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-69820741349248052292007-03-15T13:29:00.000-04:002007-03-15T13:29:00.000-04:00I agree it needs a vacuum but I LOVE the "turf" (r...I agree it needs a vacuum but I LOVE the "turf" (really SoftLawn, not astroturf)--it's the best public space I can imagine. And in many ways (shhhh) is better than grass. Dries faster after rain, for one thing.<BR/>Do you know of a place to show support for keeping the green there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-88034478379991622572007-03-15T12:21:00.000-04:002007-03-15T12:21:00.000-04:00Could they at least put in some fake plastic palm ...Could they at least put in some fake plastic palm trees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-790292223484144352007-03-15T10:38:00.000-04:002007-03-15T10:38:00.000-04:00Keep the green in silver spring!Keep the green in silver spring!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-42665573712417123332007-03-14T15:41:00.000-04:002007-03-14T15:41:00.000-04:00Couple of comments:(1) I don't agree with your con...Couple of comments:<BR/><BR/>(1) I don't agree with your construct of an either/or between a rink and the fake grass. If the rink is not built, something else most likely will be.<BR/><BR/>(2) Yes, people use the turf, but have you looked at it up close? I walked through that area yesterday morning and it looked like hell and it made my knees hurt. If that area is going to be kept as an open space (which I would wholeheartedly endorse), I think it ought to be done RIGHT. Plant some grass or put down some sod with some appropriate landscaping, and allocate some money for annual upkeep and repair. DO NOT just leave the astroturf that is there now, as it is unsightly and most likely ultimately unsafe.MoCoPoliticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00905812994923268170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30306615.post-53388301395105598102007-03-14T13:33:00.000-04:002007-03-14T13:33:00.000-04:00Too bad the turf is kind of filthy right now. It ...Too bad the turf is kind of filthy right now. It needs to be vacuumed.Sligohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201229508558436514noreply@blogger.com