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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hardy seems to be the school that seems out of touch here.  They basically can use the Ellington field at nearly any time, but they turn up their noses because it isn’t exactly Jelleff (which Maret paid to improve).  But Hardy looks fussy and silly because Ellington seems just fine for various Georgetown University teams that use it.[/quote]
1) Many more schools than Hardy want to use Jelleff.  Including Eaton, Hyde-Addison, Mann, and Stoddert plus community groups like the Boys and Girls Club of Washington who has kids in a basement because they can't use Jelleff field. Numerous people have explained that, but because Maret doesn't have a way to defend its actions, it likes to pretend the rest of the DC community doesn't exist.  
2) Hardy can't use the Ellington field nearly any time-their use is restricted.  Numerous people have explained that, but because Maret doesn't have a way to defend its actions, it likes to make stuff up.

Why is Maret paying just $95,000/year for a facility that DC is putting $50,000,000 into?  Why does it not have the funds to buy or lease a private market rate field despite taking in $45,000 in tuition per year.[/quote]

Boys and Girls Club is a service provider/user just like Stoddert, the British School and Maret.  (Actually, the “British” (Chinese owned) School is not 591c3 but rather a for-profit). Who gave B&GC  a halo?  They have a lot better rights than most users to the facilities.[/quote]

I see you avoided the question of why a school receiving $45,000/year per student is paying only $95,000 a year for a field in which DC is spending millions.  Perhaps Maret’s real estate developer parents have the answer about whose palms were greased in DC government.[/quote]

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