The City of Sparks rejected a bid of $1.6 million from a company to replace the field turf on fields 7 and 8 at Golden Eagle Regional Park at its city council meeting on Monday. The city is looking to replace the artificial turf that lines two of the parks 12 fields, yet is still waiting to receive a bid within its budget. The surface, originally manufactured … [Read more...]
Sparks Fire Chief: ‘Use common sense’ as temperatures rise this summer
A fire that began Sunday afternoon in Verdi was a reminder at how quickly a blaze can spark and spread in Northern Nevada. The fire was ignited by four target shooters outside of the Verdi Shooting Range and gusty winds caused it to spread quickly and threaten homes in the Quillici Ranch area. Fire engine crews from Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District, … [Read more...]
Despite Jersey Suit, City Claims Sparks Turf Good
City officials say they haven’t had real issues with the artificial turf at Golden Eagle Regional Park, despite a class-action lawsuit filed this month in New Jersey that alleges FieldTurf USA withheld knowledge from customers of problems with its product. The lawsuit filed by the borough of Carteret claims that FieldTurf officials knew the company’s product would start … [Read more...]
Turf and training: Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
Last week’s Barbwire about toxic turf at Sparks’ Golden Eagle Regional Park exposed a bad situation which now appears worse. According to the University of Nevada athletic department, Mackay Stadium, the Peccole Park baseball diamond and Wolf Pack Park all use crumb rubber made from used tires. Washoe County is largely clean, although its one briar patch is close to … [Read more...]
On artificial turf, don’t breathe unless necessary
Tribune ace photographer John Byrne’s action shot in this newspaper was pretty, ugly, and pretty ugly. At first glance, it looked like a plague of dark locusts rising above an otherwise green field. Some poor lout driving a tractor-like contraption was breathing it all in without so much as a bandana. “A FieldTurf employee steers a machine to scrape the artificial turf on … [Read more...]
Company brushing artificial turf at Golden Eagle park
The artificial turf on three multi-purpose fields at the Golden Eagle Regional Park sports complex is being reconditioned this week by FieldTurf, the company that sold and installed the turf, after questions were raised about the turf’s condition. The work involves brushing the turf to distribute the rubber in-fill material evenly and remove debris and broken … [Read more...]
Official: Sparks not seeking warranty replacement of artificial turf at Golden Eagle Regional Park
The city of Sparks is not pursuing the replacement of artificial turf on three multi-purpose fields at the Golden Eagle Regional Park sports complex under the turf’s warranty, a city official said. Dan Marran, contracts and risk manager for the city, said the city doesn’t think the turf is defective. “I think it may have been a tough assumption eight years after … [Read more...]