Football field fenced

The Niwot High School football field is getting a facelift, and more.

Work has been underway for a month on replacing the sod on the field with artificial turf, with plans to host the NHS Homecoming football game at the school this fall.

Along with the turf replacement, a permanent fence is also being installed around the perimeter of the field. Some members of the community are not happy about the fence, which school officials claim is necessary to prevent vandalism to the field and to prevent fans from getting into the game without paying.

Many years ago a chain link fence along Niwot Road was installed next to the football field by the school district, but public outcry at the time caused the district to remove the fence.

Some long-time residents of Morton Heights, just north of the field, believe the fence will detract from the openness of the campus and change the way the community views the school.