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Upper St. Clair School Board approves new turf contract

By Terry Kish For The Almanac Writer@thealmanac.Net 2 min read

The Upper St. Clair School Board unanimously approved a $501,725 contract for new artificial turf at the high school stadium during the March 28 regular meeting.

FieldTurf was awarded the project, which in addition to turf replacement, includes line painting for football, soccer and lacrosse, and the USC letters in the center of the field. Booster organizations are being asked to contribute to the $10,000 needed for the lettering for the center of the field; otherwise it will be deleted from the project.

Board member Phillip Elias thought it was important that the USC identification be part of the field.

“It’s how we say hello,” he said.

Elias also said that it was important that the board go with the safest option, as the decision regarding the turf replacement was one the district would have to live with the next decade.

The current turf was installed in 2006 and is at the end of its projected lifespan. The new premium turf is made of material that drains faster, is more durable and requires less maintenance.

At the same meeting, the board awarded a $285,866 contract for paving projects at Streams Elementary and for Panther Pass at the high school to A. Liberoni, Inc. of Plum.

Both the turf replacement and paving projects are expected to start after graduation, which is scheduled for June 9, and be completed by the end of July.

In other business, the board adopted the 2016-2017-school calendar. School is set to begin on Aug. 23, 2016, and graduation is scheduled for June 8, 2017.

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