Turf likely replaced at Carson Park

Eau Claire (WQOW)- The turf takes a pounding every year, but change is on the horizon for Carson Park's field.

The Eau Claire City Council will vote Tuesday night whether to hire a landscape architect to study replacing the artificial turf at Carson Park. The turf was originally installed in 2004 at a cost of almost $850,000, and it is beginning to show signs of wear and tear.

The city council recognized it needs to be replaced in the future, but it said the investment in Carson Park has paid off and the artificial turf has been a success.

"We've been able to play something like 160 games a year on the turf," Eau Claire Parks and Recreation Director Phil Fieber said. "Where as in the past when Carson Park had the natural turf we could play maybe twenty, so the artificial turf has been a good move for a community that has a shared facility."

The project is estimated to cost anywhere between $400,000 and $500,000. The city is budgeting about $100,000 and Eau Claire School District along with private donations would fund the remaining costs.

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Turf likely replaced at Carson Park