Intelsat Building Proposal by CM Matt Frumin (Connecticut Ave/Van Ness)

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

When is DPR ever going to reseed and water that field?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

You people just won't let this one go.

The trees that were cut down at Hearst were all the weed trees on the hill.

None of the mature trees were removed.

Hearst Park is dramatically nicer than it was before renovation and gets a lot more use, as it should.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

You people just won't let this one go.

The trees that were cut down at Hearst were all the weed trees on the hill.

None of the mature trees were removed.

Hearst Park is dramatically nicer than it was before renovation and gets a lot more use, as it should.

What about all the dead trees that were removed at the ECC to pave the way for the Maret field! Those Friends of the Field sure are peeved!

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

You people just won't let this one go.

The trees that were cut down at Hearst were all the weed trees on the hill.

None of the mature trees were removed.

Hearst Park is dramatically nicer than it was before renovation and gets a lot more use, as it should.

What is the plan to reforest the deforested (and already eroding) slopes with native or non-weed trees? Does DPR even have a plan?

Buehler? Bühler?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

the only trees DPR cut down were the weed trees that shouldn't have had 30 years of deferred maintenance. Of the lined Oaks, only the diseased ones were taken down - that was a public safety issue.

The park is used a lot more today than it was 5 years ago. For you, that is probably the problem, since you liked having it to yourself.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

You people just won't let this one go.

The trees that were cut down at Hearst were all the weed trees on the hill.

None of the mature trees were removed.

Hearst Park is dramatically nicer than it was before renovation and gets a lot more use, as it should.

What about all the dead trees that were removed at the ECC to pave the way for the Maret field! Those Friends of the Field sure are peeved!

That is not the topic of this thread, but I will bite...a privately owned piece of land where the owners negotiated a deal with another private entity. What exactly is it of your business?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

the only trees DPR cut down were the weed trees that shouldn't have had 30 years of deferred maintenance. Of the lined Oaks, only the diseased ones were taken down - that was a public safety issue.

The park is used a lot more today than it was 5 years ago. For you, that is probably the problem, since you liked having it to yourself.

Hearst has been heavily used for years by Stoddert and other groups. So why is it that this green, shady park has been largely stripped of that tree canopy? DC needs to plant more trees in and around Hearst. Or was the whole idea to get rid of any shade around the new pool?

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

You people just won't let this one go.

The trees that were cut down at Hearst were all the weed trees on the hill.

None of the mature trees were removed.

Hearst Park is dramatically nicer than it was before renovation and gets a lot more use, as it should.

What about all the dead trees that were removed at the ECC to pave the way for the Maret field! Those Friends of the Field sure are peeved!

That is not the topic of this thread, but I will bite...a privately owned piece of land where the owners negotiated a deal with another private entity. What exactly is it of your business?

If it wasn't clear, I agree with the position you just expressed, and was indeed mocking that if the so-called friends of the field nimbys.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

the only trees DPR cut down were the weed trees that shouldn't have had 30 years of deferred maintenance. Of the lined Oaks, only the diseased ones were taken down - that was a public safety issue.

The park is used a lot more today than it was 5 years ago. For you, that is probably the problem, since you liked having it to yourself.

Hearst has been heavily used for years by Stoddert and other groups. So why is it that this green, shady park has been largely stripped of that tree canopy? DC needs to plant more trees in and around Hearst. Or was the whole idea to get rid of any shade around the new pool?

Trees of Heaven sound far more majestic than "weed tree that grows everywhere and is an invasive species that will also serve as a wonderful host for the spotted laternfly after growing literally anywhere". Those were what were cut down. If we want more trees there, a call to Casey Trees is the way to go.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

You people just won't let this one go.

The trees that were cut down at Hearst were all the weed trees on the hill.

None of the mature trees were removed.

Hearst Park is dramatically nicer than it was before renovation and gets a lot more use, as it should.

What about all the dead trees that were removed at the ECC to pave the way for the Maret field! Those Friends of the Field sure are peeved!

That is not the topic of this thread, but I will bite...a privately owned piece of land where the owners negotiated a deal with another private entity. What exactly is it of your business?

If it wasn't clear, I agree with the position you just expressed, and was indeed mocking that if the so-called friends of the field nimbys.

Sounds like another smear by the MAGA development, let’s-concrete-everything crowd to dismiss tree huggers as NIMBYs. Yawn.

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Anonymous wrote:Frumin seems to propose overhaul/upheaval for the parts of Ward 3 where he does not live. Seems to be fine proposing re-development/low-income housing/dispensaries as long as it's not his neighborhood.

That's his M.O. As a school redistricting committee member, all of his efforts were focused on ensuring that Janney and AU Park were left undisturbed. He was quite willing to jettison other Ward 3 schools from Alice Deal, and presumably Wilson, saying that some had to sacrifice for the greater good and that Ward 3 had to do its share -- presumably so long as the share was coming from some other neighborhood. He dismissed it all as just "collateral damage."

What do you expect a parent to do?!

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The city can’t even properly fund Ward 3 schools or get the ward the universal pre-K the rest of the city has (something Eric Goulet has been continuously pushing, but I haven’t heard Frumin mention at all).

Not true at all. Several candidates pushed for universal pre-k, including Frumin, Goulet, Finley, Duncan, Bergmann, and Cohen.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

the only trees DPR cut down were the weed trees that shouldn't have had 30 years of deferred maintenance. Of the lined Oaks, only the diseased ones were taken down - that was a public safety issue.

The park is used a lot more today than it was 5 years ago. For you, that is probably the problem, since you liked having it to yourself.

Hearst has been heavily used for years by Stoddert and other groups. So why is it that this green, shady park has been largely stripped of that tree canopy? DC needs to plant more trees in and around Hearst. Or was the whole idea to get rid of any shade around the new pool?

Nope not true - I've had kids playing soccer with DC Soccer (formerly Stoddert) for 12 years and the Hearst field is rarely used, mostly because it has poor drainage and the field was always in terrible shape.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

the only trees DPR cut down were the weed trees that shouldn't have had 30 years of deferred maintenance. Of the lined Oaks, only the diseased ones were taken down - that was a public safety issue.

The park is used a lot more today than it was 5 years ago. For you, that is probably the problem, since you liked having it to yourself.

Hearst has been heavily used for years by Stoddert and other groups. So why is it that this green, shady park has been largely stripped of that tree canopy? DC needs to plant more trees in and around Hearst. Or was the whole idea to get rid of any shade around the new pool?

Nope not true - I've had kids playing soccer with DC Soccer (formerly Stoddert) for 12 years and the Hearst field is rarely used, mostly because it has poor drainage and the field was always in terrible shape.

Maybe when Hearst field was under construction. Before teams and their parents would wait on the sidelines for their turn to play, especially on Saturdays when the field was in use from early morning to late afternoon. Parking nearly on those days was a challenge, too.

DC claims that the drainage has been fixed.

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting idea, but the Intelsat site contains virtually no outdoor space for organized sports. The site is generally hilly. Students would have to use the fields at nearby UDC and we know the UDC doesn't like to share.

Neither does Maret.

If you love Maret’s arrangement then be on notice that DC is actively considering a similar arrangement with a for-profit sports group for a longterm preferential lockup on the Hearst Park field. Although DC recently spent millions to redo the park, including its large natural turf soccer field, the private group wants to tear out the grass and install artificial turf. In exchange for their “generosity” they will get a longterm lease that effectively shuts out the community during prime hours. It makes the Maret deal seem reasonable by comparison.

Maret’s deal was great. Hardy was there 20 years before the Maret deal and never once used that field or used Duke Ellington. This shows there is no demand from Hardy during or after school. Now Jellleff because of the Maret deal is one of the most used field in the city while Duke Ellington is a dog park. Also Maret’s school fields and gyms are heavily used by rec and travel leagues. Should that stop?

Hearst field is another undeveloped field but the offer by PPA is a joke. The DCPR needs to turf it, put lights in and monetize it. You should see what Sidwell gets for renting its fields out. The demand for field space far out strips the supply in DC. A lot of the privates and public school properties are not allowed to have activities on the fields because the neighbors have put restrictions on the fields.

Sidwell doesn’t have lights. No way community allows Hearst to have lights.

A few years ago Hearst was a beautiful green park, an oasis. Then DPR cut down most of the trees, damaging the park’s natural character. Is DC hellbent on turning Heast Park into an urban “recreation center”?!

the only trees DPR cut down were the weed trees that shouldn't have had 30 years of deferred maintenance. Of the lined Oaks, only the diseased ones were taken down - that was a public safety issue.

The park is used a lot more today than it was 5 years ago. For you, that is probably the problem, since you liked having it to yourself.

Hearst has been heavily used for years by Stoddert and other groups. So why is it that this green, shady park has been largely stripped of that tree canopy? DC needs to plant more trees in and around Hearst. Or was the whole idea to get rid of any shade around the new pool?

The only tree canopy that was stripped were weeds that grew on the hills for two generations. They never should have been allowed to grow that unweildy over decades.