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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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 [b]we know the UDC doesn't like to share[/b].[/quote]

Neither does Maret. [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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. [/quote]
Sidwell doesn’t have lights.  No way community allows Hearst to have lights.  [/quote]

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”?![/quote]

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.[/quote]

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?    [/quote]

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.[/quote]

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