Maret Athletic Fields

[Anonymous]

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.

[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!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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?

Your child will survive🙄

[Anonymous]

Maret is a terrible neighbor re: parking. They have all of their students park all day on the streets around the school other than directly across the street from them. There have been times when we've seen students with passes in their car windows that are supposed to be for contractors. Many of the parents walking their kids in to avoid car pool seem to have never been on a side walk before and know how to fall in a single or compressed double line to make room for others coming the other way. They expect you to dive into the bushes or grass to make way for them. None of the schools our kids go to permit the kids to park in the neighboring streets. They need a new parking agreement which at a minimum would require their kids to carpool to take up street parking throughout the entire school day and a school wide tutorial on how to share sidewalks with pedestrian traffic coming the other way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maret is a terrible neighbor re: parking. They have all of their students park all day on the streets around the school other than directly across the street from them. There have been times when we've seen students with passes in their car windows that are supposed to be for contractors. Many of the parents walking their kids in to avoid car pool seem to have never been on a side walk before and know how to fall in a single or compressed double line to make room for others coming the other way. They expect you to dive into the bushes or grass to make way for them. None of the schools our kids go to permit the kids to park in the neighboring streets. They need a new parking agreement which at a minimum would require their kids to carpool to take up street parking throughout the entire school day and a school wide tutorial on how to share sidewalks with pedestrian traffic coming the other way.

Presumably, you purchased your house knowing that you would be living in a neighborhood with a school in close proximity. Therefore, don’t complain about a situation that you knew about or had reason to know about before you decided to purchase in Woodley Park.

[Anonymous]

Happy for Maret.

Not sure what the holdup was, but I know dealing with DC government is always a nightmare.

[Anonymous]

"Presumably, you purchased your house knowing that you would be living in a neighborhood with a school in close proximity. Therefore, don’t complain about a situation that you knew about or had reason to know about before you decided to purchase in Woodley Park."

There's that neighborly spirit...