Article posted: 8/13/2012 5:29 PM

Synthetic turf coming to Melas Park fields

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The Arlington Heights Park District has already installed new field turf on two of its four baseball and softball fields at Melas Park in Mount Prospect. Officials say the new turf will offer a safer playing surface while also reducing rainouts.

Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

The Arlington Heights Park District has already installed new field turf on two s of its four baseball and softball fields at Melas Park in Mount Prospect. Officials say the new turf will offer a safer playing surface while also reducing rainouts.

Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

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The brownish orange field turf, meant to resemble infield dirt, being installed at four ball fields in Melas Park.

Bill Zars | Staff Photographer

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The Arlington Heights Park District is about halfway done installing new synthetic field turf on the baseball and softball fields at Melas Park, officials said. The infields on all four baseball and softball fields at the park, 1500 Central Road, will be replaced by the end of October, said John Robinson, the district's superintendent of recreation.

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