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MVC Approves High School Athletic Fields Plan 10-6
Friday June 25, 2021
The Martha’s Vineyard Commission voted 10-6 to approve the regional high school athletic field project at a dramatic meeting Thursday night, capping a long-running and often acrimonious debate over synthetic turf fields.
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High School Fields Project Kicks Up More Dust
Thursday September 16, 2021
The $7 million phase one plan by the high school to overhaul its athletic fields — including a 100,000-square-foot artificial turf main field — has been a flashpoint for debate and controversy in the Island community.
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Turf Fields Face Scrutiny by Oak Bluffs Planning Board
Tuesday September 14, 2021
Plans to convert the regional high school's main athletic field to artificial turf, narrowly approved by the Martha's Vineyard Commission last month, are under scrutiny by the Oak Bluffs planning board.
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MVC Closes Marathon Hearing on High School Fields Project
Saturday April 17, 2021
After months of testimony, the Martha’s Vineyard Commission closed its marathon public hearing Thursday on the regional high school’s proposed athletic field renovation.
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Commission Holds Fifth Public Hearing on Turf Field Project
Friday April 2, 2021

The fifth three-hour hearing focused on unknowns on both sides of the Martha’s Vineyard Regional high school fields project, with the development continuing to draw praise and criticism from every corner of the Vineyard.

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Testimony, Debate Continue on High School Turf Project
Saturday March 20, 2021
Recycling plans, injury rates and manufacturing plans were among the details parsed at a hearing of the Martha’s Vineyard Commission Thursday, as testimony began to wind down on a long-running review of the regional high school’s proposed athletic field renovation.
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MVC Opens Hearing on High School Turf Project
Friday January 15, 2021
Noah Asimow
After five years of planning — and an acrimonious turf war that played itself out in numerous public meetings — the Martha’s Vineyard Commission opened a public hearing on the regional high school’s new athletic complex on Thursday.
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Controversial High School Field Project Comes Before MVC
Monday January 11, 2021
Noah Asimow

A controversial $7.7 million project to overhaul the regional high school’s athletic fields is set to come before the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for its first public hearing.

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Athletic Field Plan Hits Early Snag
Thursday March 5, 2020
Aaron Wilson
An ambitious plan to overhaul the athletic fields at the Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School hit a bump in the road this week.
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Planning Board to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Athletic Complex
Tuesday February 18, 2020
The Oak Bluffs planning board will hold a public hearing on March 12 at 5 p.m.
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