The Peninsula School District should not give special access and favorable terms to outside organizations and agencies unless they provide equal access to all Peninsula School District families. Yet that is exactly what they are doing.
When the PSD entered into a shared-use agreement with PenMet Parks, the community was told it would be a win-win for residents. Now, nearly two years later, a basic question remains: win-win for whom?
The joint use agreement provides each local government with priority access and rental terms to the others’ facilities when not in use by the other. Prioritizing their access over local non-profit organizations that serve residents of the entire school district. On the surface, shared use of facilities seems like a good use of taxpayer-funded assets. PenMet needed the PSD’s gyms for their popular basketball programs, while the school district needed PenMet’s artificial turf baseball infield at Sehmel Park because its own high school baseball fields don’t meet basic standards…