Artificial Grass Plan Stirs Controversy

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When it comes to grass at their airport, some Palm Springs, Calif. residents want to keep it real.

A proposal to replace grass with synthetics grass at the Palm Springs International Airport has led to controversy in the resort town.

The Palm Springs Sustainability Commission and other residents plan to fight a decision by the Palm Springs Airport Commission that recommends the city spend $250,000 to install up to two acres of synthetic grass in portions of the airport's landscape for its Landside Landscape Sustainability Project.

While the proposed plans will not be considered by the Palm Springs City Council until next year, several residents are already preparing to present a strong fight.

Paul Ortega, chairman of the Desert Horticultural Society of the Coachella Valley, said that he finds the name of the project ?EUR??,,????'?????<

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Mark Nichols, chairman of the Palm Springs Sustainability Commission, agrees and said that it is ?EUR??,,????'?????<

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But airport commission chairman Norman King stands by the Oct. 20 decision.

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