Chronically soggy fields, rocky soil and a lack of dugouts at the Eastport South Manor High School are part of a litany of complaints voiced by school officials and residents alike about the school’s athletic complex.
“That’s been a real problem with our fields,” Superintendent of Schools Mark Nocero said. “The lack of drainage was effectively preventing us from growing grass.”
Now, school officials are doing something about it.
The Eastport South Manor School Board awarded a $2.3 million bid last week to a Syosset contractor to revitalize and improve drainage to the high school’s football, soccer, lacrosse and five baseball fields.
The football field’s grass surface will be replaced with artificial turf, which can resist flooding. The other fields will be dug up and replaced with new soil and grass in order to... more
“That’s been a real problem with our fields,” Superintendent of Schools Mark Nocero said. “The lack of drainage was effectively preventing us from growing grass.”
Now, school officials are doing something about it.
The Eastport South Manor School Board awarded a $2.3 million bid last week to a Syosset contractor to revitalize and improve drainage to the high school’s football, soccer, lacrosse and five baseball fields.
The football field’s grass surface will be replaced with artificial turf, which can resist flooding. The other fields will be dug up and replaced with new soil and grass in order to... more
