DCPS students shafted again - sign petition to keep Jelleff field public

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work for DCPS, though.

It isn't all just one pot of money. I don't know, of course, but I'd bet that DCPS would strongly object to the notion that they have to pay market-rate rent to DPR for Jelleff.

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Yes, I think that's totally reasonable and expected that DCPS schools without facilities should have first dibs on adjacent DPR fields. it's all public funding, so I don't care how the DC govt allocates the payments.

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work for DCPS, though.

It isn't all just one pot of money. I don't know, of course, but I'd bet that DCPS would strongly object to the notion that they have to pay market-rate rent to DPR for Jelleff.

This absurdity has only been introduced because DC decided to create a market by renting Jelleff field out in the first place. What we DC taxpayers are saying is that PUBLIC fields are NOT part of the private marketplace. They should be allocated for the public good - which in this case, is quite obviously giving Hardy the priority.

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work for DCPS, though.

It isn't all just one pot of money. I don't know, of course, but I'd bet that DCPS would strongly object to the notion that they have to pay market-rate rent to DPR for Jelleff.

DPR should prioritize the use of its facilities by DC taxpayers. Many Maret families do not pay DC taxes. Those students should not have the use of DPR resources before DC taxpayers.

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work for DCPS, though.

It isn't all just one pot of money. I don't know, of course, but I'd bet that DCPS would strongly object to the notion that they have to pay market-rate rent to DPR for Jelleff.

DPR should prioritize the use of its facilities by DC taxpayers. Many Maret families do not pay DC taxes. Those students should not have the use of DPR resources before DC taxpayers.

How very Trump of you. Why should someones taxpayers status disqualify them from public resources?

Huh? Of course that matters. If I take my family to a public pool in Md, we pay a fee. Local public assets are for local residents primarily.

DCPR, nor any government agency, should be asking about residency status.

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Where do Hardy kids practice?

If the answer is the DE field, then its not a problem.

If the answer is they cant have soccer and other teams because of no field, then heads should roll.

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work for DCPS, though.

It isn't all just one pot of money. I don't know, of course, but I'd bet that DCPS would strongly object to the notion that they have to pay market-rate rent to DPR for Jelleff.

DPR should prioritize the use of its facilities by DC taxpayers. Many Maret families do not pay DC taxes. Those students should not have the use of DPR resources before DC taxpayers.

How very Trump of you. Why should someones taxpayers status disqualify them from public resources?

Huh? Of course that matters. If I take my family to a public pool in Md, we pay a fee. Local public assets are for local residents primarily.

DCPR, nor any government agency, should be asking about residency status.

I take it you've never been to a DPR swimming pool? Or enrolled a child in a DCPS?

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Maret is in DC. They are the tenant of record.

[Anonymous]

Why don't you all call Paul Kihn and complain? Use twitter.

As head of DPR AND also DCPS -- he is the one person who can sort this out, although if the contract has been signed ...

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work for DCPS, though.

It isn't all just one pot of money. I don't know, of course, but I'd bet that DCPS would strongly object to the notion that they have to pay market-rate rent to DPR for Jelleff.

This absurdity has only been introduced because DC decided to create a market by renting Jelleff field out in the first place. What we DC taxpayers are saying is that PUBLIC fields are NOT part of the private marketplace. They should be allocated for the public good - which in this case, is quite obviously giving Hardy the priority.

Oh, so you don't think DPR facilities should be rented out *at all.* Again, what about Stoddert soccer - one of the largest youth rec leagues in the country? It is not affiliated with DCPS, and includes non-DC residents. DPR shouldn't rent to them, either?

What about a church with Maryland parishioners that wants to rent a field for a picnic - DPR shouldn't rent space to them either?

Surely you can see how unworkable this is . . .

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work for DCPS, though.

It isn't all just one pot of money. I don't know, of course, but I'd bet that DCPS would strongly object to the notion that they have to pay market-rate rent to DPR for Jelleff.

DPR should prioritize the use of its facilities by DC taxpayers. Many Maret families do not pay DC taxes. Those students should not have the use of DPR resources before DC taxpayers.

How very Trump of you. Why should someones taxpayers status disqualify them from public resources?

Huh? Of course that matters. If I take my family to a public pool in Md, we pay a fee. Local public assets are for local residents primarily.

All people/entities renting space from DPR, including Maret, pay a fee. And Maret is a business in DC, unlike you using a public pool in MD.

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work for DCPS, though.

It isn't all just one pot of money. I don't know, of course, but I'd bet that DCPS would strongly object to the notion that they have to pay market-rate rent to DPR for Jelleff.

DPR should prioritize the use of its facilities by DC taxpayers. Many Maret families do not pay DC taxes. Those students should not have the use of DPR resources before DC taxpayers.

How very Trump of you. Why should someones taxpayers status disqualify them from public resources?

Huh? Of course that matters. If I take my family to a public pool in Md, we pay a fee. Local public assets are for local residents primarily.

All people/entities renting space from DPR, including Maret, pay a fee. And Maret is a business in DC, unlike you using a public pool in MD.

Maret is not a business; it’s a non- profit and does not pay taxes. Keep trying!

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work for DCPS, though.

It isn't all just one pot of money. I don't know, of course, but I'd bet that DCPS would strongly object to the notion that they have to pay market-rate rent to DPR for Jelleff.

DPR should prioritize the use of its facilities by DC taxpayers. Many Maret families do not pay DC taxes. Those students should not have the use of DPR resources before DC taxpayers.

How very Trump of you. Why should someones taxpayers status disqualify them from public resources?

Huh? Of course that matters. If I take my family to a public pool in Md, we pay a fee. Local public assets are for local residents primarily.

All people/entities renting space from DPR, including Maret, pay a fee. And Maret is a business in DC, unlike you using a public pool in MD.

Exactly, so our kids get priority. Period. They are a business.

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Anonymous wrote:So only Maret students who are also DC residents should get to use the fields?

Anyone can use the fields, when organizations haven't made arrangements for their use. This is common. My daughter's Stoddert soccer team has games at Jelleff; you can't use the field when they're playing, either. The issue here is that many PPs believe that DCPS should have first call on the DPR fields, and should be able to force DPR to forgo lucrative arrangements that help everyone in DC (without offering similar compensation), because DCPS has failed in its responsibility to provide adequate facilities for its students.

Also, Maret is paying for the upkeep and improvement of the field. What many of you are saying is that DPR (not DCPS) has to pay for that upkeep and improvement? DCPS pays for DCPS fields; the arrangement many of you are suggesting would shift that responsibility to DPR.

Your argument is that DPR is responsible to all DC residents, not just DCPS students. So the non-DC residents at Maret should not have the same access as the DC residents at Maret.

That's silly. Maret is a DC entity. It has rented the fields. That's enough.

Stoddert has teams from Maryland - by this logic, and I'm being generous using that term, those teams shouldn't be permitted to practice or play on DPR (or DCPS) facilities.

No, Maret is a private school that has been allowed to purchase public facilities and block the public out of them, apparently completely. That's unacceptable in a city with scarce public space. Green space should go #1 to the public schools and open recreation leagues.

Purchase? No. Block the public out completely? Again, no. They rented the fields for 10 hours a week, or so.

It's your position that all public schools (and I assume this includes charters?) have first crack at all DPR space? And after that, "open" rec leagues?

OK, I guess. those rec leagues have to pay to rent the space. Should DCPS?

Sure. The DC government can pay the DC government for use of the DC government’s field. Works for me.

I'm pretty sure it doesn't work for DCPS, though.

It isn't all just one pot of money. I don't know, of course, but I'd bet that DCPS would strongly object to the notion that they have to pay market-rate rent to DPR for Jelleff.

DPR should prioritize the use of its facilities by DC taxpayers. Many Maret families do not pay DC taxes. Those students should not have the use of DPR resources before DC taxpayers.

How very Trump of you. Why should someones taxpayers status disqualify them from public resources?

Huh? Of course that matters. If I take my family to a public pool in Md, we pay a fee. Local public assets are for local residents primarily.

All people/entities renting space from DPR, including Maret, pay a fee. And Maret is a business in DC, unlike you using a public pool in MD.

Maret is not a business; it’s a non- profit and does not pay taxes. Keep trying!

Paying taxes has nothing to do with it. The point is that it is in DC, and is the party signing the contract with DPR. That some kids don't live in DC doesn't matter in the slightest.