{"583122":{"#nid":"583122","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Tech Green Opens for Leisure Use, But Tread Lightly","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EToday, the fences around Tech Green are\u0026nbsp;being removed, and the campus community will be able to once again enjoy this central\u0026nbsp;green\u0026nbsp;space \u0026mdash; just in time for Homecoming Weekend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBut don\u0026rsquo;t plan on large tailgate gatherings just yet. To protect the root system of the new grass and help prevent permanent damage to the area, heavy traffic or placement of tents and large event equipment is prohibited until further notice. It is particularly important to avoid use of the Green\u0026nbsp;during and after rain events while the ground is saturated.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETech Green will not be available for events until warmer weather conditions bring the grass back out of dormancy. Facilities Management Landscape Services will continue to monitor the development, strength, and stability of Tech Green\u0026nbsp;and will communicate when formal scheduled events may resume. This will likely be sometime in late spring or early summer 2017.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Put out a blanket, throw around a football or Frisbee, and enjoy Tech Green with care."}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EToday, the fences around Tech Green are\u0026nbsp;being removed, and the campus community will be able to once again enjoy this central\u0026nbsp;green\u0026nbsp;space \u0026mdash; just in time for Homecoming Weekend.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Today, the fences around Tech Green are\u00a0being removed, and the campus community will be able to once again enjoy this central\u00a0green\u00a0space \u2014 just in time for Homecoming Weekend. "}],"uid":"27705","created_gmt":"2016-10-27 13:22:54","changed_gmt":"2017-02-06 15:21:00","author":"Jessica Rose","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-10-27T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"583157":{"id":"583157","type":"image","title":"Tech Green fence 2016","body":null,"created":"1477498601","gmt_created":"2016-10-26 16:16:41","changed":"1477503015","gmt_changed":"2016-10-26 17:30:15","alt":"Fence around green space","file":{"fid":"222296","name":"IMG_0860.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_0860.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_0860.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3775400,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG_0860.JPG?itok=keTEcc1F"}},"583158":{"id":"583158","type":"image","title":"Tech Green fence with sign ","body":null,"created":"1477498671","gmt_created":"2016-10-26 16:17:51","changed":"1477502974","gmt_changed":"2016-10-26 17:29:34","alt":"","file":{"fid":"222297","name":"IMG_0864.JPG","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_0864.JPG","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/IMG_0864.JPG","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4474815,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/IMG_0864.JPG?itok=Pgsa-Oeg"}}},"media_ids":["583157","583158"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/facilities.gatech.edu\/","title":"Facilities Management "},{"url":"http:\/\/facilities.gatech.edu\/landscaping","title":"Landscape Services "},{"url":"http:\/\/www.gtalumni.org\/s\/1481\/alumni\/landing.aspx?sid=1481\u0026gid=21\u0026sitebuilder=1\u0026pgid=765","title":"Homecoming Weekend "}],"groups":[{"id":"383831","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"64319","name":"Administration and Finance"},{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"},{"id":"47240","name":"Georgia Tech Library"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42901","name":"Community"}],"keywords":[{"id":"35921","name":"Facilities Management"},{"id":"13514","name":"Tech Green"},{"id":"5833","name":"alumni events"},{"id":"143241","name":"Facilities-detour"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jrose@gatech.edu \u0022\u003EJessica Rose\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFacilities Management\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}