Bill to require DC rec centers open on Sundays

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Then cut the budget and increase DPR staffing levels. Most of us would agree that better hours for rec centers is a good thing. However, an unfunded mandate from the same drunken sailors that throw wasteful sums of money on their pet projects is the worst of all worlds and will lead to unintended consequences. It's emblematic of what a joke our lazy council and political class is.

It’s weird that the rec centers are open on days/times when utilization is light (like Monday mornings) but closed when many people are free for recreation (Sundays).

Government employees don't work on weekends.

They staff the outdoor pools on weekends during the Summer.

I agree with what others are saying. First, you really only need the Rec centers open on Sundays from say November - end of March. Second, you can close them for a day during the week.

All that said...my kid plays Sunday basketball games at Jellef, sometimes Sunday evening. So, clearly not all rec centers are closed on Sundays.

They do that through the summer youth employment program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then cut the budget and increase DPR staffing levels. Most of us would agree that better hours for rec centers is a good thing. However, an unfunded mandate from the same drunken sailors that throw wasteful sums of money on their pet projects is the worst of all worlds and will lead to unintended consequences. It's emblematic of what a joke our lazy council and political class is.

It’s weird that the rec centers are open on days/times when utilization is light (like Monday mornings) but closed when many people are free for recreation (Sundays).

Government employees don't work on weekends.

They staff the outdoor pools on weekends during the Summer.

I agree with what others are saying. First, you really only need the Rec centers open on Sundays from say November - end of March. Second, you can close them for a day during the week.

All that said...my kid plays Sunday basketball games at Jellef, sometimes Sunday evening. So, clearly not all rec centers are closed on Sundays.

They do that through the summer youth employment program.

No, it's a different program. The DC Summer youth program only pays $9/hour and caps at 20 hours per week and it only goes 6 weeks.

The lifeguards are paid substantially more than that and work more weeks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then cut the budget and increase DPR staffing levels. Most of us would agree that better hours for rec centers is a good thing. However, an unfunded mandate from the same drunken sailors that throw wasteful sums of money on their pet projects is the worst of all worlds and will lead to unintended consequences. It's emblematic of what a joke our lazy council and political class is.

It’s weird that the rec centers are open on days/times when utilization is light (like Monday mornings) but closed when many people are free for recreation (Sundays).

Government employees don't work on weekends.

Wouldn't it be funny if the real world worked like that? Restaurants closed on the weekends, and after 5pm. Here's a crazy idea: Pools, schools and the rest of the DC government should work primarily for the benefit of the public at large, not their employees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then cut the budget and increase DPR staffing levels. Most of us would agree that better hours for rec centers is a good thing. However, an unfunded mandate from the same drunken sailors that throw wasteful sums of money on their pet projects is the worst of all worlds and will lead to unintended consequences. It's emblematic of what a joke our lazy council and political class is.

It’s weird that the rec centers are open on days/times when utilization is light (like Monday mornings) but closed when many people are free for recreation (Sundays).

Yes it is. It's also a good idea. But that doesn't change what I said. Fund it and cut the Council's grift. An unfunded mandate is the worst scenario.

Of course the bill should get funded. But if it gets stuck because of budget scoring one way to fix this is to do what the PP suggested - require DPR to reallocate resources from other days with light utilization.

[Anonymous]

“Require?” Will you be giving up your Sundays to go on and staff it?

Thought not.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Require?” Will you be giving up your Sundays to go on and staff it?

Thought not.

You can go to bed now, Muriel

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then cut the budget and increase DPR staffing levels. Most of us would agree that better hours for rec centers is a good thing. However, an unfunded mandate from the same drunken sailors that throw wasteful sums of money on their pet projects is the worst of all worlds and will lead to unintended consequences. It's emblematic of what a joke our lazy council and political class is.

It’s weird that the rec centers are open on days/times when utilization is light (like Monday mornings) but closed when many people are free for recreation (Sundays).

It’s totally on-brand with the rest of the dumb sh!t DC government does.

[Anonymous]

I wish school gyms were open over the winter but only for the kids who attend that school. The rec centers are too mixed age for the young elementary aged kids to get any play. But maybe those aren’t the ones who need “healthy alternatives”?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:“Require?” Will you be giving up your Sundays to go on and staff it?

Thought not.

Fire the people who won't work weekends. Hire people who will. Fixed!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then cut the budget and increase DPR staffing levels. Most of us would agree that better hours for rec centers is a good thing. However, an unfunded mandate from the same drunken sailors that throw wasteful sums of money on their pet projects is the worst of all worlds and will lead to unintended consequences. It's emblematic of what a joke our lazy council and political class is.

It’s weird that the rec centers are open on days/times when utilization is light (like Monday mornings) but closed when many people are free for recreation (Sundays).

A lot of things in DC seem to be run more like jobs programs than actually meeting their intended purpose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then cut the budget and increase DPR staffing levels. Most of us would agree that better hours for rec centers is a good thing. However, an unfunded mandate from the same drunken sailors that throw wasteful sums of money on their pet projects is the worst of all worlds and will lead to unintended consequences. It's emblematic of what a joke our lazy council and political class is.

It’s weird that the rec centers are open on days/times when utilization is light (like Monday mornings) but closed when many people are free for recreation (Sundays).

A lot of things in DC seem to be run more like jobs programs than actually meeting their intended purpose.

It is indeed weird. It reeks of clientelism and corruption. Hopefully, as we move forward, the DC government can focus more on serving its citizens rather than them serving the staff.

I heard that Baltimore kept its rec centers open when kids needed it and the crime rates dropped.

[Anonymous]

Would this include SE Tennis and Learning? Pretty wild how this is supposedly a first-class tennis facility yet is closed on Sunday.

[Anonymous]

And ......
if it is only going to be available for non DCParks and Rec permitted things, it is not worth it.
(example - a Maret getting the permits for Jelleff fields)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then cut the budget and increase DPR staffing levels. Most of us would agree that better hours for rec centers is a good thing. However, an unfunded mandate from the same drunken sailors that throw wasteful sums of money on their pet projects is the worst of all worlds and will lead to unintended consequences. It's emblematic of what a joke our lazy council and political class is.

It’s weird that the rec centers are open on days/times when utilization is light (like Monday mornings) but closed when many people are free for recreation (Sundays).

It’s totally on-brand with the rest of the dumb sh!t DC government does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Then cut the budget and increase DPR staffing levels. Most of us would agree that better hours for rec centers is a good thing. However, an unfunded mandate from the same drunken sailors that throw wasteful sums of money on their pet projects is the worst of all worlds and will lead to unintended consequences. It's emblematic of what a joke our lazy council and political class is.

It’s weird that the rec centers are open on days/times when utilization is light (like Monday mornings) but closed when many people are free for recreation (Sundays).

It’s totally on-brand with the rest of the dumb sh!t DC government does.

I think the best (worst?) illustrations of DPW logic is the Hearst pool. In the heat of the summer day there are 150 kids/adults shoe horned into 1/2 of the pool and 50 kids/adults sweating outside in line waiting to get in. In the other half of the pool there are five people comfortably and leisurely swimming laps. It makes our heads explode. It’s inefficient on an industrial scale and completely on brand for DC.