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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The local media seems to be ignoring this issue, but it seems odd that there aren't any socially conscious Maret students or parents who recognize the absurdity of this untransparent deal.  But I guess they don't care, because there was a more limited outcry from neighborhood residents 10 years ago when the deal 10 years ago was also called a sweetheart deal, and Maret pushed the deal through anyway.

https://georgetownmetropolitan.com/2010/01/21/city-turns-over-jelleff-fields-to-maret/[/quote]

So ten years ago, Maret spent $2.5m + the cost of lights + the pool.  Now they're spending an undisclosed amount to improve and maintain the field for ten more years. [/quote]

The $2.5 million included the lights and pool.

[b]I asked DPR staff about the deal at a public meeting. What they say is they feel that since Maret put in so much ten years ago they should get another ten years. No recognition that Maret agreed to the deal ten years ago, no sense of holding them to their deal, no looking out for the public interest, completely unbusinesslike.[/b][/quote]

Wow, this is infuriating. Did you point out how corrupt this all looks?

I guarantee multiple people are getting their pockets lined. Is there a DC government IG that can investigate?[/quote]

+1  DC does these deals over and over again to benefit private schools at below market prices (ex: the Lab School at Old Hardy) when there's a ton of need for these facilities, and it always can be traced back to the kid of some high up DC public official attending that school (in this case Jack Evans.)[/quote]

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