Town of Longmeadow Massachusetts Athletic Field Survey

(17 Questions, Approx 3 minutes to complete)

A survey to gauge citizen sentiment about the Town's athletic fields generally and the interest in pursuing a synthetic field for the High School Stadium Field.
1.Are you a field user, concerned citizen, parent, coach, or other
2.I am concerned about the quality and condition of the athletic fields in Longmeadow.
3.Did you know that the DPW is responsible for maintaining ALL the athletic fields in Town including the High School Fields?
4.I would accept a small increase in local taxes for better quality and better maintained High School athletic fields.
5.I would accept a small increase in local taxes for better quality and better maintained athletic fields town wide.
6.Longmeadow needs more staff to maintain its athletic fields townwide.
7.I would support an increase in the DPW budget for better-quality athletic fields.
8.I am concerned with the environmental impacts of a synthetic field. (PFAS/PFOS, micropastics, crumb rubber, heat island, habit loss, groundwater)
9.I am concerned with the environmental impacts of a natural grass field. (pesticides, nutrients, monoculture, water use, carbon/gasoline powered equipment)
10.I am concerned with the health impacts of a well-maintained synthetic field. (Injury rates, chemical exposure, heat)
11.I am concerned with the health impacts of a well-maintained natural grass field. (injury rates, chemical exposure)
12.I understand that both natural grass and synthetic turf require specialized ongoing maintenance services.
13.I understand that a synthetic surface usually needs to be replaced in 8-10 years and that this can cost approximately one half of the initial installation cost.
14.I would support additional taxes for a synthetic turf field
15.I believe that the best choice for Longmeadow is:
16.I support installing a synthetic turf field in Longmeadow?
17.Do you have any other comments, questions, or concerns?