Perkiomen Voters Reject School District Borrowing $2M For Turf

PERKIOMEN VALLEY, PA — A referendum question on Tuesday's ballot asking if voters supported the school district borrowing $2 million for artificial turf fields was defeated.

The measure was soundly defeated, with 4,932 voting "no" to the funding and with 1,821 voting "yes."

The money would have been used for a series of multi-purpose artificially surfaced athletic fields. Soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, football, baseball, softball, marching band, and physical education classes would all get use out of a 225 foot by 360 foot surface that would be located on the hilltop behind the high school.

The school board said that the matter was put to referendum in order to gauge community support.

In support of the funding, the school district said that additional fields would give more students more playing time, save money on maintenance costs, and increase community partnerships.

Editor's note: a previous version of this story misstated the number of yes and no votes. The correct tally is included above.

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