Law firm issues statement on Title IX suit over girls softball field

Yet another worthwhile effort of the Empire Justice Center: Their involvement in C.A.S.H. which is designed to "helps working families GET, KEEP, and GROW their money."

http://www.empirejustice.org/cash/

I have to part with you on this one Bob, C.A.S.H. is a good program and is exactly what the Empire Justice Center should be doing.

1) It use no tax dollars, it works through the United way and Catholic Charities for funding and VOLUNTEERS, therefore not a burden on the community. It works through charity, which I for one am a huge proponent of.

2) It teaches poor people through counseling how to make the best of the dollars they have, and how to position themselves to earn more money.

The law suit on the other hand as you and I agree is bogus and is directly aimed at the taxpayers of The City Of Batavia in particular.

The plaintiffs and the Law Center may have actually hurt their cause however, rather than attempting to build public awareness first, from everything that I have read, I can see some real issues that would prevent many for voting to approve what hey want.

I agree , this will only hurt the chances of the project getting approval. The other thing is , why spend money to play at Dwyer for 175/ game when we have our own fields ?Is this what we budget for , perks for athletes . HS players do not need pro facilities , as stated , the fence is so far back that most HS players could only dream of hitting it that far. Bring the boys back to the HS and then the lawsuit is dead.

Vote no on the budget and no on the project. Consolodation was an extreme measure to get us back on track so why are we raising taxes , lower operating cost from not havin Robert Morris and the sale of the Admin. Building along with those operating cost and there was a huge reduction in staffshould result in lower taxes . I for one do not want 175 dollars spent on the baseball team playing at Dwyer when we just cut jobs , sold a buliding and closed another along with collecting rent .

Why do we have two groundskeepers , if we keep sending our teams to other fields.

Here is thought that could addresse both teams and save money. There isn't a JV soccer team anymore , so build a back to back fence with a buffer between the two, and move all baseball and softball games back to the HS. now we are "even steven "and now we dont have to pay to play at Dwyer nor is title iv an issue.

I dont think this extreme compared to consolodation , and we were suppoed to remove the pork

Thanks, Mark. Good point.

I just found their stated mission of helping "working class" families to "GET, Keep, and Grow" money a bit abrasive, especially given this frivolous lawsuit.

My wife and I are the very definition of "working class". Far from poor (depending on your definition) yet far from upper class. We've never sought, nor would ever accept any charitable or taxpayer funded "help".

Too much pride? Maybe. I guess we were just brought up that way - never expecting or demanding an "even playing field".

Pun intended.

Slightly off topic: What is poor in America today? Relaxing in front of your one flat screen? Only one cell phone? Your car being 10 years old?

Or is it going to work every day, working your ass off, and living paycheck to paycheck? Buying what you have. Maybe taking the bus.

Obama's proposed budget addresses the CPI increases for social security and medicare - he calls these " entitlement programs". That were actually paid for by the recipients.

But he fails to address the "necessary social programs" of welfare and medicaid.

Before CM goes on a diatribe of far left wing philosophy, I'd appreciate hearing your viewpoint.

Wow Bob, could we go for hours on the subjects you presented, each worthy of a topic on their own.

I don't think that you and I would be very far off on most of those topics. My wife and I too are far from poor, yet not anywhere near upper class, I think most on this sight would consider their positions relatively the same.

I have never however, bought into the even playing field argument, I have found that those who take the obstacles in their life head on, are always better off for it, whether they ultimately meet their goals or not, more often than not, they will achieve more than they began with

It's actually a simple issue to resolve. The city owns MacArthur Park. Let the girls play either at the little league or minor league fields which are both the size needed for softball. They can pick which field suits them best. Problem solved. Just for the record the minor league field is one of the best in western NY thanks to Paul Sputore.

Lion's Park has a great softball field. It has a concession stand, a scoreboard, covered dugouts, and a fence to hit home runs over! Everything that the lawsuit asks for. In fact the Notre Dame Varsity softball team uses this field as their home field. I am sure BHS could also use this field. They would just have to contact the president of the Tonawanda Valley summer softball League which maintains the field. I am sure many of the girls play summer softball there and know the president of the league. Maybe they should have thought about this first before trying to waste taxpayer money with a frivolous lawsuit!

Title IX has been destroying mens amateur sports since its passage.

David,
Sounds like you are the "keep them barefoot and pregnant" type of guy.

Anyone else notice how all the men think this is ridiculous? Good luck girls, you definitely deserve at least equal conditions. Not everyone lives in the stone age.

Rachael, not all the men, I thought Mr.Mooney had the best solution to the problem, which was to play at the HS.
It's fair, and takes title IX out of it.