Marci Wrote:
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> Huh??? Wrote:
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> > There was no bid process because this was a
> > back-door political agreement.
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> WRONG. So much misinformation in this thread.
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> Fairfax County recognized long ago that demand for
> fields greatly exceeds supply, and they approached
> the various youth clubs for money to help convert
> grass fields to synthetic turf fields, which allow
> much more use because the plastic is not as easily
> destroyed as grass.
>
> Fairfax County has a long-established policy on
> how these fields are allocated. You can read it
> here:
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http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/forms/turfpartner
> time.pdf
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> The policy was created with the advice of the
> Fairfax County Athletic Council. You can see who
> is on the council, and read their agendas and
> minutes here:
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http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/ncs/athletics/fcac.ht
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> You can call the county (or request through FOIA)
> to receive a copy of any of the funding and use
> agreements.
>
> Some of the organizations who contributed money in
> exchange for preferential use of fields include:
> Annandale Boys and Girls Club, Burke Athletic
> Club, Braddock Road Youth Club, and Herndon Youth
> Soccer Association.
>
> Once the number of clubs willing to contribute
> money was exhausted, the county funded fields
> where there was a need without partnerships.
> Falls church is but one example.
>
> Not all proposals are accepted. For example, BRYC
> offered to raise the $70,000-$120,000 needed to
> increase the size of the soon-to-be-built field at
> Pine Ridge Park so that it could be used for
> small-sided youth games, in exchange for some
> weekday scheduling, but the county was not
> interested.
>
> Clubs can also contribute money to help maintain
> and improve grass fields, through a Friends of the
> Field agreement.
>
> No club receives exclusive use of a field, and
> schools always have first rights. Schools
> routinely close their fields when parking might be
> an issue for band events, back-to-school nights,
> etc. This Saturday and Sunday BRYC will receive
> no time on Robinson fields due to a school event.
>
>
> Also, the clubs who contribute money to these
> fields still have to pay the per-player use fee
> each of the four seasons they want to use them,
> currently less than $10 per player per season.
> There are four seasons, with some sports receiving
> priority over others each season. Examples:
> football receives priority in the fall; lacrosse
> and soccer in the spring.
Huh??? is exactly correct. This was a back-channel arrangement between BRYC and the Fairfax County Park Authority. I know...because I was the bag man that moved the money. Now shut up and stop trying to convince people you know what went on. You don't.