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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]so doing the right thing doesn't factor in. got it. [/quote]

What is the right thing?  The field doesn't belong to the school, it's a public field.  The school didn't offer to lease it the way Maret has.  And the school has access to a field, just not that one.  [/quote]

Do you think it’s right for middle school students to have long daily commutes just to participate on their school sports team?

Do you think it’s right for [b]exclusive use of public facilities be auctioned off to[/b] the highest (or [b]most connected) bidder?[/b]  Is the purpose of having public facilities just to generate rental income?  Funny, but that sounds like a business more appropriate for the private sector.
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That's precisely what you are suggesting - that exclusive use of the DPR facilities be auctioned off to the most connected (DCPS).  [/quote]

Wow. Sounds like some Maret parents got wind of this thread and are making crazy arguments to support their position. I suddenly have a lot less respect for this school's admin and parents.[/quote]

I'm not a Maret parent.  I'm just a person who doesn't understand why a school thinks it should have rights to a rec center, purely because of proximity.  [/quote]

Let's say it again one time louder for the people in the back:  PUBLIC DC LANDS SHOULD GO TO PUBLIC DC PURPOSES FIRST.  [/quote]

PP here.  Number of DC residents:  700,000  Number of DCPS students:  48,000

DPR and the rec center is concerned with a lot more of the DC public than just students.  [/quote]

Clearly, DPR is concerned with giving a sweetheart deal to a $$ private school full of non-DC resident students.  Sounds like a really great use of scarce DC resources.  [/quote]

So your complaint is that the market rate for renting out DPR space is too low?  What do you think it should be?  [/quote]

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