A coalition of concerned parents, players and coaches asking for a safe, non-crumb rubber turf infill replacement for Gilman Fields in Berkeley
Thanks for the following photos and comments from Robert Duran!
“The Fields are living proof that a non-crumb rubber turf infill replacement IS compatible with player safety, public health, the environment and city budgets!! Big shout out to our local officials and Safe Gilman Turf for the visionary role it played in this process!!
Aerial photos of ceremony and new turf fields.”
The work on the new turf fields at Gilman is done! Come check out the new fields at the grand reopening this Saturday, March 3rd at 8:50am!
We’ve received an update from the City of Berkeley (COB) that the pad and turf are in place, and the infill material (cork and sand) is being installed this week. The COB shared this photo last week of the south field.
The COB will confirm an opening date once they are further along. The goal is for a grand reopening ceremony and a community play event on Sunday, March 3rd (Time and Details TBA). We will share more information once we get it.
It’s very exciting to be reaching this conclusion in the process, and we hope you will all join us in the celebration!
Last week I learned that there has been a delay in terms of lining up the contractor to start the field work at Gilman Fields. The City of Berkeley is keeping the fields open to the users until Sunday, December 17. If you have more questions, contact Nelson Lam, Project Manager, at parks@cityofberkeley.info
Hi everyone,
I wanted to let you all know that the turf replacement project will begin this week with the synthetic fields scheduled to be closed from Monday, 11/27/17, to Monday, 3/5/18. This opening date is subject to change due to potential unforeseen delays such as rainy weather, and unforeseen site conditions. See link for more information.
Let’s send thank you emails to Nelson Lam, Project Manager, for taking our concerns seriously and putting safety first.
Nelson Lam, Associate Civil Engineer, at NeLam@CityofBerkeley.info
Thanks everyone!
Suzanne
Please attend your local city council meetings (see below for schedule) to ask the council members to support the City of Berkeley’s recommendation for the GilmanFields renovation with a shock pad and cork infill. Mention that you live in their city and you hope they will support the safest option for Gilman Fields.
If you live in Berkeley, let your council members know that you support the City’s proposal, and thank them for their leadership.
City Council Meetings
Albany
Date: Monday, 6/5/2017 7:25 pm
Location: City Council Chambers
1000 San Pablo Avenue
Albany, California 94706
http://www.albanyca.org/index.aspx?page=363
Berkeley
Date: Tuesday, 6/13/17 7:00 pm
Location: City Council Chambers
2134 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
Berkeley, CA
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Clerk/City_Council/City_Council__Agenda_Index.aspx
El Cerrito
Date: Tuesday, 6/6/2017 7:00 pm
Location: City Hall, City Council Chambers
10890 San Pablo Ave.
El Cerrito, CA
Emeryville
Date: Tuesday, 6/6/2017 7:16pm
Location: Emeryville City Hall
1333 Park Avenue
Emeryville, CA 94608
Agenda: http://emeryville.legistar1.com/emeryville/meetings/2017/6/1465_A_City_Council_17-06-06_Agenda.pdf (see page 4 for Gilman Field renovation)
Richmond
Date: Tuesday, 6/6/2017 6:30pm
Location: City Hall, Council Hall of Justice building
440 Civic Center Plaza.
