The National Audubon Society and the Westchester Historical Society have voiced concerns about the proposal, which also is opposed by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. On Oct. 3, Rye’s Conservation Commission Advisory Council said it considered the artificial turf proposal “unacceptable.”
The Rye Historical Society trustees weighed in with a letter to the City Council on October 10 expressing concern about a turf field, noting that the field is “in a low-lying historic neighborhood.” In particular, they were concerned about the Knapp House, the oldest residential home in Westchester, which borders Nursery Field and houses archives and historic Milton Cemetery.