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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its C-R-A-Z-Y to build on the field when there is a tennis court to build on. If DPR and Cheh would commit  to building on the tennis courts, the number of opponents would drop dramatically. 
1. It solves concern about preserving the park
2. It preserves the size of the field
3. No additional eyesore [/quote]

For the handful of people who use the courts, there are at least 13 public courts and another 14 private courts within about a 1/2 mile of Hearst. They benefit so few people per hour that it is barely a blip on the radar.[/quote]

I don't know whether you are the one who is always quoting the hackneyed "you are not entitled to your own facts" phrase, but I call B.S. on your 'facts.'  I would love to know where the 13 public tennis courts are within a half mile of Hearst.  I can't find any.  There are several tennis courts at UDC on Yuma -- at 0.7 miles away -- but they are not public.  Members of the public have to pony up $325 annually for a family membership to UDC's "Firebirds" club to use them.  http://udcfirebirds.com/information/Tennis_Court_Usage_and_Membership.  Over a mile away, north of Tenley, are 3 public courts at Ft Reno and there are two courts at the Forest Hills Playground at 1.2 miles away.  There are two courts at Turtle Park in AU Park, about 1.1 miles away.  Removing the Hearst public courts would remove all of the public courts from the neighborhood, and a considerable fraction of the courts within 2 miles.  [/quote]

There are also courts in McLean Gardens behind the police station that are always empty. [b]I use the UDC courts and have never paid a dime.[/b] Ok, so there are a lot of courts within a mile or so of Hearst. Most of them are almost never used. Thanks for making the point.[/quote]

The UDC website says that the public has to pay approx. $300 for an annual membership to use the courts.  So much for public use.   Do you just ignore the membership requirement?  [/quote]

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