just catching up on this thread. I seem to recall that town of mount pleasant was sued for field access in 2016 due to an "exclusive agreement with another soccer operation." if taxpayer money is going into improving these fields in summervile then there should be no exclusive agreements. the town/county would stand to benefit more by renting equally. clubs should not benefit off taxpayers.
https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/ca...4102f64e33.html Thank you for contributing. This is an apples to oranges comparison. CSC has a 30 year lease on the property. It is in a flood zone. Dorchester County would benefit more tenting equally, certainly.
Or they could not invest at all and get no access.
Keep in mind, this is a one time cost. To my knowledge, the maintenance of the facility is still CSCs responsibility (which is not a small cost). The County had to decide if the increased access for other groups was worth the investment. CSC had to decide if the investment was worth giving up complete autonomy.
This idea of taxpayer money and exclusivity with a private organization is commonplace (airports and CNN or state universities and exclusive apparel contracts for example). You may not like it and you may not think it’s right, but it happens all the time.
