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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DPR should be renamed the Department of Baseball. DPR has roughly 110 fields in its inventory and slightly under two thirds of them are reserved for baseball or other "diamond sports." The last time DPR released information on the makeup of its permit applicants, less than 15% of the participants played diamond sports, yet they get the lion's share of the space. The other 85% of the players play "rectangle" sports -- soccer, lacrosse, ultimate -- and have to fight for the scraps.

DPR has a number of multi-configuration fields that can be used as either a diamond or a rectangle. DPR systematically privileges baseball on those fields, even though the demand is overwhelmingly in the opposite direction.

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Zing OP.  You didn't expect this response did you![/quote]

Ha!  No, I didn't.  And that is definitely an issue that needs to be addressed.  If it's true.  I have kids that use those rectangular spaces as well.   Can you provide info?  Because when I went to check - the link was not found.  https://dpr.dc.gov/page/dpr-athletic-fields

My argument here though was that DPR has an agreement with NPS to use that land for the baseball field.  The community funded the batting cage which takes up a much smaller amount of land.  Also, the reason there isn't an outfield fence is that NPS won't let us put one up.  The field would be in much better shape if NPS/DPR worked with Wilson/Jackson-Reed to do upkeep.

I'm upset about a lack of transparency, a waste of money and a serious lack of communication.  I have dealt with both NPS & DPR on issues such as schools, field permits and playgrounds - it shouldn't be that hard and things like this shouldn't happen.   And, I think more of Reno should be turned over for field use so we can have some more rectangle sports.  [/quote]

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