Breaking News: San Carlos City Council Approves Synthetic Turf at Highlands Field

At 12:29 am this morning the San Carlos City Council voted 4-1 to approve a negative declaration which will essentially pave the way for synthetic turf to be installed at the lower field at Highlands Park. This issue has been at the center of a city-wide controversy for over eight years. While the negative declaration did pass after it was determined that a full Environmental Impact Report was not necessary, the council was very vocal about working with the neighbors of the Highlands Park area with regard to mitigating traffic and noise issues.