I don't remember the costs for this project being listed in the last bond issue. Many will say that this will save a tremendous amount of money in maintenance and upkeep of natural turf. But what about the other issues:
Increased incidense of the following:
* Turf toe
* Muscle trauma
* Turf burn
* MRSA infections
* Dehydration, heat exhaustion due to the higher temperatures (150-170 degrees)on the artificial turf fields
Google artificial turf injuries for more info
Two links below:
http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/ats/news/2005/synthetic/
http://sportsinjuries.suite101.com/article.cfm/injuries_on_artificial_turf_versus_natural_grass

I don't know of any player on my son's team who likes playing on artificial turf.
This is an important decision and should be discussed in the open before obligating the taxpayers for a potential boondoggle.