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Parents hope to turn asphalt into grass at Curley School
By adamg on Thu, 05/16/2013 - 10:54pm
Parents at the Curley School hold a fundraiser on Saturday afternoon to try to raise $200,000 to convert an old asphalt "field" at the school into a three-season, multi-use playing field. The original goal was $250,000, but somebody recently and anonymously donated $50,000 toward the goal.
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When I worked for the city,
When I worked for the city, I'll never forget the guy in the South End who called me up to whine, whine, whine, about the new turf that was being installed in some schoolyard over there. Something about color not being quite the right green, and oh, now we won't be able to park there. He was trying anything he could to come up with an objection that had some traction with me. I had zero idea how to respond, except to say that I didn't think his need to park a car overrode the school's need for a nice playing field.
Good on you, Anon!
Well said!
I grew up
in city schools, playing on asphalt, and I turned out fine!
No bees, mud, or goose poop to deal with, either.
Not that I'm against grass
Not that I'm against grass fields, but if I had a quarter million dollars to spend on the Curley school, I probably wouldn't think or replacing the asphalt first. Or second. Then again, it's not my money.
Where will the teachers park
The schoolyards are usually full of the teachers' cars.
Speaking of, how dare they drive!