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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So they are putting a grass sod at Hearst, not astroturf. That's great news.[/quote]

Until it is shredded by the dogs.[/quote]

To be fair, it's not just dogs. I live close by and there is a long history of that field struggling with sitting water and over use including lots and lots of soccer on weekends. That said, the city clearly invested a lot of money in relaying the foundation with rock and other materials. I hope it works. No matter what, it beats the alternative.[/quote]
DC Parks manages that field for the benefit of DC Stoddert Soccer. You cannot even take your kids to kick on ball on it without paying for a permit. It's fine, but lets not pretend it is a public park. They are probably refusing to lay turf in order to maintain this current arrangement. Otherwise they would have no excuse to prevent/stop the community from using it.[/quote]

I'm not sure you are right about that.

1. Mary Cheh is a former Stoddert Soccer official and will do anything they ask. For instance, she wanted to put the put the pool on the field until Stoddert told her not to.

2. I think Stoddert would want turf because - if history is precedent - that field will be a mess within a couple of months. [/quote]
I think you missed my point. Stoddert wants exclusive access to the field and grass is the best way that can be accomplished. They don’t want kids playing there, like at Murch. Grass allows DC to provide Stoddert with exclusive access. [/quote]

What about grass gives Stoddert exclusive access? That field has been grass for decades and Stoddert never had exclusive access.  Stoddert wanted that field to be astroturf. That way it could host higher level soccer games there. Historically, the poor condition of the grass field relegated it to six and seven year olds.  I'm sorry. Your premise is just wrong.[/quote]

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