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Fake turf grass is quickly replacing natural grass in professional and academic athletic fields across the United States. A recent example of this switch is in Wilmington, North Carolina. Star News Online reports that Legion Stadium is on its way toward the installation of a new artificial playing surface. The Wilmington City Council approved the vote on Tuesday February 1.
The new athletic turf — which is not to be confused with artificial residential turf — will serve as a playing field for all New Hanover High School field sports as well as a safe surface for a variety of city and county events.
Although the city is excited about the new field, the $1 million project is expected to face several obstacles including delays due to bad weather. Although it is expected to be completed by April 8, city officials and the National Weather Service expect that rainy days in February and March will delay the installation of artificial turf lawn.
“You’ve got weather and things like that working to your disadvantage. But there’s still no place I’d rather work (than Wilmington),” Chad Price, president of Carolina Green Corporation of suburban Charlotte, told Star News Online.