Reply to DCPS students shafted again - sign petition to keep Jelleff field public

Forum Index » DC Public and Public Charter Schools

Reply to "DCPS students shafted again - sign petition to keep Jelleff field public"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Kinda seems to me that a major issue is why Maret was the only player here.  Was there some public notice inviting other offers despite the press about neighbors wanting to renegotiate the Maret exclusivity deal? Apparently not.  The fact that there was no possibility for others to join in the negotiations sure stinks. The Mayor should open this up to get proposals from all .[/quote]

Maret is the sole player because they got in ten years ago and are seeking to renew. Ten years ago there was no open bidding process, it was all negotiated in secrecy.

A lot of private schools need fields and would kill for this deal.

The overarching issue is that the city isn't negotiating with the best interests of the citizens in mind, but of Maret.[/quote]

True. Lots of other schools and programs would offer more. But if the whole thing were done in the open and Hardy made a case for need, they'd get first dibs, then any remaining time Hardy and Jellef didn't need would be open to bidders. There was no bidding process here; there is no standard cost to lease or application process to get what Maret is getting.[/quote]

You would think Maret could spare just one day for the public on the field, or install lights so the field could be used for evening practices!  So greedy.  [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics