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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Turtle Park (DPR) has a nice field.  UDC has a nice soccer field.  Both are closer to Maret than Jelleff.[/quote]

Maret already uses all of UDC facilities too. That's why the Murch (and now Eaton) kids couldn't play there when they were in swing space.[/quote]

Wow, really?!  They seem to be spending a lot of money on leasing public lands...don't they have enough dough to buy themselves a big ole plot of land for sports?  Maybe they need to increase tuition some more.[/quote]

They already charge 45k/year and are one of the most expensive private schools in the area. They must have some really gullible parents who aren’t asking tough enough questions about where their tuition dollars are going, given that no other area private is making such use of public facilities.[/quote]

The Maret community views this as a prudent deal for the school and a fair one overall, in light of Maret’s financial commitment to DC/Jelleff and limited use preference.  Lots of other teams and youth use Jelleff throughout the week, including weekends.  The Maret agreement has minimal impact.  Critics  are making more of a principled point than a practical one.[/quote]

No, we know that behavior is true of the Maret parents and Admin. Because that is exactly what they are actually doing. Nice try, though. 
Of course Maret parents view it this way. They are getting what they want for their kids and that is all that matters to them. The kids at the B&GCGW are simply not as important or deserving. You should go tell those kids that you consider the impact on their ability to get outside and play after school on the field right under their noses to be minimal. But neither you nor any Maret parent or Admin would have the nerve. Those kids are actually more deserving and you should know that. [/quote]

Just as you accuse the Maret parents of raising straw men, the B&GCGW reference is a straw man.  This whole issue started because Hardy wanted access to the fields.  THe B&GCGW issue was just one that they seized on to make their cause more appealing.  If Maret just gave up its right to use the facilities, the Hardy parents would be all over it, without a care given to the B&GCGW kids.  
You know it's true.  [/quote][/quote]

No, we know that behavior is true of the Maret parents and Admin. Because that is exactly what they are actually doing. Nice try, though. [/quote]

I'm not sure how this addresses the point that the Hardy parents caterwauling about this are using the Boys and Girls Club as a convenient stalking horse, when their real interest has absolutely nothign to do with the boys and girls clubs.  They want the field for their own school, and their own kids.  [/quote]

I'd like to believe that if the field were put back in the public portfolio DPR would find a way to allocate it between competing public interests. That is, after all, what they do. [/quote]

Maret uses about 10% of the time on the field, according to Delano Hunter's testimony. There doesn't seem to be public controversy necessitating Council hearings for the other 90%. [/quote]

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