Work Continues on New OCHS Turf
Part of project near Edgewood Elementary is related to drainage for the field, which officials say will be ready in time for the 2012 season.
The installation of an artificial playing surface is under way at Oak Creek High School.
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Wondering what those big piles of dirt near Edgewood Elementary are about? It's all part of the installation of an artificial playing surface at the Oak Creek High School football field.
Work began earlier this summer on the field, which school officials have said should be ready in time for the 2012 football season. The turf, commonly referred to by the brand name FieldTurf, will look like real grass but is actually a synthetic surface.
The work next to Edgewood is related to drainage for the new field, Oak Creek-Franklin Superintendent Sara Burmeister said.
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Edgewood Elementary School
8545 S Shepard Ave, Oak Creek, WI -
Oak Creek High School
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Dan Vitek
12:02 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
I cannot believe the school district is spending a $million dollors on this I would of thought we would have some people with brains on the school board ,I guess not the money would have better spent on paying down the loans or on classroom needs
Sharyn Hock
1:53 pm on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
I can't believe the school district thinks artificial turf is better to maintain then real grass. The school has roofing issues that need to be fixed. Soon an expansion and this is how they choose to use money. Stupid in my opinion...but I guess as an Oak Creek tax paying resident...what I think doesn't matter.
CB
4:22 pm on Thursday, July 12, 2012
So very excited for the new field! About time!!!