Esks.com Staff

EDMONTON -- Wednesday morning Edmonton City Council will determine if Commonwealth Stadium’s natural grass with be replaced with artificial turf for the upcoming 2010 season.

The $2.6 million dollar project, a cost-sharing agreement between the City and the Eskimos, would help ease maintenance expenses and would allow other events at the stadium without sacrificing the quality of the field.

 “Due to challenges in ensuring field quality, along with maintenance expense, flexibility to accommodate a variety of events, rest time required by natural grass fields, and impact of inclement weather, the Edmonton Eskimos and the Community Services Department are in agreement that the natural grass field at Commonwealth Stadium should be replaced with an artificial turf field,” the report said.