Bolton Panel Continues Nashoba Turf Field Hearing
Bolton's Conservation Commission continued a hearing on converting a Nashoba Regional High School field to synthetic turf after a commissioner flagged microplastics risks.
Conservation · Meeting of October 6, 2026
Bolton's Conservation Commission continued a hearing on converting a Nashoba Regional High School field to synthetic turf after a commissioner flagged microplastics risks. Chair Jim Garrity's panel voted 3-1 to push the decision to October 20, with Commissioner Scott dissenting because he felt the applicant, represented by Eric Royce of Kaestle Boos Associates, had "provided what they needed." Scott said "the turf still bothers me" over concerns about plastic shedding into wetlands; applicant representative Joe Milani said the organic infill addressed crumb-rubber concerns but could not answer blade-degradation questions. The commission separately approved Eagle Scout Nicholas Costanzo's soccer kick wall unanimously, continued a Tighe & Bond-designed, MassDOT-funded Forbush Mill Road bridge replacement to October 20 for missing paperwork, and approved extensions and a field amendment for two Meadow Road house lots.
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Source: the Conservation meeting of October 6, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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