Maret Athletic Fields

[Anonymous]

Maret cannot use their own field. Love it. A bit of divine justice. How did all the kids of public schools felt about restricted access to jelleff ?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am so glad that the certificate of occupancy was not issued for the new field. I was very actively involved to make that possible. Traffic is going to be hell near my house.

On what basis was it denied?

It just hasn’t been officially extended yet

The city is saying there is some small issue with the perimeter, then they will issue the certificate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:St. John's turf fields are 3 blocks away. Their games attract 20X more fans than a Maret game. Traffic is not an issue.

This! Do people understand how small Maret is? They don't even have a JV for most of their sports. Additionally, they only people who attend the games (outside of homecoming, maybe) are the players parents. As mom who has sat through most of her kids' games, were' talking like a handful to maybe MAYBE two dozen people who are available and interested in watching a high school sports game at 4 p.m. on a tuesday.

Where was all this outrage when St. John's put in lots of turf fields and a massive sports complex in the last decade.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:St. John's turf fields are 3 blocks away. Their games attract 20X more fans than a Maret game. Traffic is not an issue.

This! Do people understand how small Maret is? They don't even have a JV for most of their sports. Additionally, they only people who attend the games (outside of homecoming, maybe) are the players parents. As mom who has sat through most of her kids' games, were' talking like a handful to maybe MAYBE two dozen people who are available and interested in watching a high school sports game at 4 p.m. on a tuesday.

Where was all this outrage when St. John's put in lots of turf fields and a massive sports complex in the last decade.

SJC has a fairly decent-sized parking lot and only borders the neighborhood on one side.

I think the neighbors have acted like complete d**ks over the Maret fields, but just pointing out some technical differences.

Luckily SJC's football team plays so many games against national opponents and only 2 home games against local opponents. As you might imagine, there are few visiting fans when they play a team from Georgia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St. John's turf fields are 3 blocks away. Their games attract 20X more fans than a Maret game. Traffic is not an issue.

This! Do people understand how small Maret is? They don't even have a JV for most of their sports. Additionally, they only people who attend the games (outside of homecoming, maybe) are the players parents. As mom who has sat through most of her kids' games, were' talking like a handful to maybe MAYBE two dozen people who are available and interested in watching a high school sports game at 4 p.m. on a tuesday.

Where was all this outrage when St. John's put in lots of turf fields and a massive sports complex in the last decade.

SJC has a fairly decent-sized parking lot and only borders the neighborhood on one side.

I think the neighbors have acted like complete d**ks over the Maret fields, but just pointing out some technical differences.

Luckily SJC's football team plays so many games against national opponents and only 2 home games against local opponents. As you might imagine, there are few visiting fans when they play a team from Georgia.

Agree there are differences, but I also think people are vastly overestimating the traffic issues. Additionally, there is TONS of street parking in and around the area. Lafayette doesn't have parking, and the area is much more congested, but hosts little league games all the time with likely more parent fans than most HS games- it's all fine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am so glad that the certificate of occupancy was not issued for the new field. I was very actively involved to make that possible. Traffic is going to be hell near my house.

Card carrying member of the so-called “Friends of the Field”? I got it.

You’ve made yourself miserable for four years fighting the development of the field and you lost EVERY step of the way. The field will open soon so prepare yourself.

I just looked at the old Friends of the Field petition, which has been floating around for nearly 2 years. 238 people have signed it. The "open the fields" petition that started a few days ago has more than 750. It's clear that most people want to use the field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so glad that the certificate of occupancy was not issued for the new field. I was very actively involved to make that possible. Traffic is going to be hell near my house.

On what basis was it denied?

It just hasn’t been officially extended yet

The city is saying there is some small issue with the perimeter, then they will issue the certificate.

Thank you for the info. Can’t wait!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so glad that the certificate of occupancy was not issued for the new field. I was very actively involved to make that possible. Traffic is going to be hell near my house.

Card carrying member of the so-called “Friends of the Field”? I got it.

You’ve made yourself miserable for four years fighting the development of the field and you lost EVERY step of the way. The field will open soon so prepare yourself.

I just looked at the old Friends of the Field petition, which has been floating around for nearly 2 years. 238 people have signed it. The "open the fields" petition that started a few days ago has more than 750. It's clear that most people want to use the field.

It's comical how "Friends of the Field" was created only when Maret purchased/leased the space. Prior to that, nobody was a "Friend of the Field" raising money to help the ECC care for the field or do anything with it. I don't even how you befriend a privately owned empty field. Can I become a friend to my neighbors backyard if they decide to build an ADU or an addition that I oppose?

The other comical thing is that once a group loses and something is built on these empty spaces...most people have like a 6 month attention span where they just go about their lives and you never hear a peep again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so glad that the certificate of occupancy was not issued for the new field. I was very actively involved to make that possible. Traffic is going to be hell near my house.

Card carrying member of the so-called “Friends of the Field”? I got it.

You’ve made yourself miserable for four years fighting the development of the field and you lost EVERY step of the way. The field will open soon so prepare yourself.

I just looked at the old Friends of the Field petition, which has been floating around for nearly 2 years. 238 people have signed it. The "open the fields" petition that started a few days ago has more than 750. It's clear that most people want to use the field.

It's comical how "Friends of the Field" was created only when Maret purchased/leased the space. Prior to that, nobody was a "Friend of the Field" raising money to help the ECC care for the field or do anything with it. I don't even how you befriend a privately owned empty field. Can I become a friend to my neighbors backyard if they decide to build an ADU or an addition that I oppose?

The other comical thing is that once a group loses and something is built on these empty spaces...most people have like a 6 month attention span where they just go about their lives and you never hear a peep again.

Not these folks. Unrelenting NIMBYism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so glad that the certificate of occupancy was not issued for the new field. I was very actively involved to make that possible. Traffic is going to be hell near my house.

Card carrying member of the so-called “Friends of the Field”? I got it.

You’ve made yourself miserable for four years fighting the development of the field and you lost EVERY step of the way. The field will open soon so prepare yourself.

I just looked at the old Friends of the Field petition, which has been floating around for nearly 2 years. 238 people have signed it. The "open the fields" petition that started a few days ago has more than 750. It's clear that most people want to use the field.

It's comical how "Friends of the Field" was created only when Maret purchased/leased the space. Prior to that, nobody was a "Friend of the Field" raising money to help the ECC care for the field or do anything with it. I don't even how you befriend a privately owned empty field. Can I become a friend to my neighbors backyard if they decide to build an ADU or an addition that I oppose?

The other comical thing is that once a group loses and something is built on these empty spaces...most people have like a 6 month attention span where they just go about their lives and you never hear a peep again.

Not these folks. Unrelenting NIMBYism.

I think they started by campaigning against a turf field at Lafayette, and were successful, so they set their sights on the ECC field somehow conflating the differences between public and private land use.

The friends of the field liked what it was before - their own private park for their enjoyment that was maintained by someone else. They didn't want anyone to disturb their back 40.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am so glad that the certificate of occupancy was not issued for the new field. I was very actively involved to make that possible. Traffic is going to be hell near my house.

Card carrying member of the so-called “Friends of the Field”? I got it.

You’ve made yourself miserable for four years fighting the development of the field and you lost EVERY step of the way. The field will open soon so prepare yourself.

I just looked at the old Friends of the Field petition, which has been floating around for nearly 2 years. 238 people have signed it. The "open the fields" petition that started a few days ago has more than 750. It's clear that most people want to use the field.

It's comical how "Friends of the Field" was created only when Maret purchased/leased the space. Prior to that, nobody was a "Friend of the Field" raising money to help the ECC care for the field or do anything with it. I don't even how you befriend a privately owned empty field. Can I become a friend to my neighbors backyard if they decide to build an ADU or an addition that I oppose?

The other comical thing is that once a group loses and something is built on these empty spaces...most people have like a 6 month attention span where they just go about their lives and you never hear a peep again.

Not these folks. Unrelenting NIMBYism.

I think they started by campaigning against a turf field at Lafayette, and were successful, so they set their sights on the ECC field somehow conflating the differences between public and private land use.

The friends of the field liked what it was before - their own private park for their enjoyment that was maintained by someone else. They didn't want anyone to disturb their back 40.

They also have a cult-like fervor for a neighbor on the anc who they believe is their redeemer of trampled-upon citizen consultation. He’s an ego maniac and the biggest mistake Maret made was trying to play nice. I’m sure they regret the strategy now.

[Anonymous]

Are there things that Maret has not done that has made it easier for the opening of the field to be stopped? The HOS keeps saying that Maret has not done anything wrong and it's just "paperwork." My kid is not even excited about the field anymore because it was supposed to be open last year. Could Maret have prevented this by completing what it needed to do? Is part of this mismanagement? Or just bad luck?

[Anonymous]

THE FIELDS ARE OPEN! Hurray! Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen.

[Anonymous]

Got some bad news for the Friends of the Field

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Got some bad news for the Friends of the Field

Go Frogs!!!!