Spring Valley

[Anonymous]

Plenty of people want to live in Spring Valley. Check out the other topic in this forum 'MRIS list of "hottest" DC neighborhoods (based on days on market).' Spring Valley comes in at #10 and it is also the most expensive neighborhood to make the list.

Apparently several people wanted to live at the house someone posted pics of as well. It listed at $4,250,000, was on the market for only 6 days and had multiple offers.

I am not ignoring the munitions concerns, however. Here is what happens when you buy or sell in Spring Valley (I know, I have done it and still live here and am in perfect health). You obtain a letter from the Army Corps of Engineers which addresses the soil on your property and whether or not there are any anomalies. If there are, they will be addressed and cleared.

There is no concrete evidence to suggest that anyone in Spring Valley has suffered health consequences as a direct correlation to living there. Of course, there are alarmists who will come up with all sorts of theories and examples and I am sure there are people who would not want to raise their children there and I respect that.

I am not being flip when I say that it's not as if anyone is exactly farming the land in Spring Valley and eating the food that is grown from the land here - I personally would be much more concerned about Monsanto and its effects on human health than I would be about living in Spring Valley.

Finally, Spring Valley is filled with lovely people (all of whom are very much alive, thank you very much!), some of whom have become life-long friends. It's a safe neighborhood filled with children who can ride their bikes in the street, play outdoors, run back and forth between each others houses. There is a wonderful block party at Halloween, neighbors truly care about one another - sure, you there's usually someone nutty anywhere you go but I truly cannot say enough great things about the neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Well said. I agree fully.

As a resident, I'm looking forward to the munitions stuff being over and done with. It doesn't affect my life one iota, but it is annoying to explain to others what happened, what the evidence says, and what is going on. n

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Plenty of people want to live in Spring Valley. Check out the other topic in this forum 'MRIS list of "hottest" DC neighborhoods (based on days on market).' Spring Valley comes in at #10 and it is also the most expensive neighborhood to make the list.

Apparently several people wanted to live at the house someone posted pics of as well. It listed at $4,250,000, was on the market for only 6 days and had multiple offers.

I am not ignoring the munitions concerns, however. Here is what happens when you buy or sell in Spring Valley (I know, I have done it and still live here and am in perfect health). You obtain a letter from the Army Corps of Engineers which addresses the soil on your property and whether or not there are any anomalies. If there are, they will be addressed and cleared.

There is no concrete evidence to suggest that anyone in Spring Valley has suffered health consequences as a direct correlation to living there. Of course, there are alarmists who will come up with all sorts of theories and examples and I am sure there are people who would not want to raise their children there and I respect that.

I am not being flip when I say that it's not as if anyone is exactly farming the land in Spring Valley and eating the food that is grown from the land here - I personally would be much more concerned about Monsanto and its effects on human health than I would be about living in Spring Valley.

Finally, Spring Valley is filled with lovely people (all of whom are very much alive, thank you very much!), some of whom have become life-long friends. It's a safe neighborhood filled with children who can ride their bikes in the street, play outdoors, run back and forth between each others houses. There is a wonderful block party at Halloween, neighbors truly care about one another - sure, you there's usually someone nutty anywhere you go but I truly cannot say enough great things about the neighborhood.

LOL you believe montasano but deny chemical weapons effect one's health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Plenty of people want to live in Spring Valley. Check out the other topic in this forum 'MRIS list of "hottest" DC neighborhoods (based on days on market).' Spring Valley comes in at #10 and it is also the most expensive neighborhood to make the list.

Apparently several people wanted to live at the house someone posted pics of as well. It listed at $4,250,000, was on the market for only 6 days and had multiple offers.

I am not ignoring the munitions concerns, however. Here is what happens when you buy or sell in Spring Valley (I know, I have done it and still live here and am in perfect health). You obtain a letter from the Army Corps of Engineers which addresses the soil on your property and whether or not there are any anomalies. If there are, they will be addressed and cleared.

There is no concrete evidence to suggest that anyone in Spring Valley has suffered health consequences as a direct correlation to living there. Of course, there are alarmists who will come up with all sorts of theories and examples and I am sure there are people who would not want to raise their children there and I respect that.

I am not being flip when I say that it's not as if anyone is exactly farming the land in Spring Valley and eating the food that is grown from the land here - I personally would be much more concerned about Monsanto and its effects on human health than I would be about living in Spring Valley.

Finally, Spring Valley is filled with lovely people (all of whom are very much alive, thank you very much!), some of whom have become life-long friends. It's a safe neighborhood filled with children who can ride their bikes in the street, play outdoors, run back and forth between each others houses. There is a wonderful block party at Halloween, neighbors truly care about one another - sure, you there's usually someone nutty anywhere you go but I truly cannot say enough great things about the neighborhood.

LOL you believe montasano but deny chemical weapons effect one's health.

No I think the poster said she concerned with Monsanto not that she believes Monsanto.

[Anonymous]

Correct, I said I loathe Monsanto (well I didn't quite say that, but I DO) and love Spring Valley! Thanks for clarifying!

[Anonymous]

We have a family member who recently bought in SV and, although the house same with a certified environmental test from the Army Corps of Egineers, they hired an outside company to do extensive soil and water testing - multple soil tests all over the yard and nothing was found at all. The levels of arsenic found were even lower than the average levels found anywhere else. Wouldn't this type of thing show up when tested for?

[Anonymous]

Spring Valley is also one of the few Washington neighborhoods that mostly has utilities underground. I wish they would get around to the rests of us -- for aesthetic and power reliability reasons.

[Anonymous]

Because cancer:
http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/the-toxic-waste-pit-next-door/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's beautiful but I would worry about the poison

Agree. There was an article about it awhile back and the rates of cancer and other ailments are really alarming when compared to the national averages. Why chance it.

[Anonymous]

PP Give me your stats or your articles backing this up, please.

[Anonymous]

Having grown up in Spring Valley, I love the neighborhood. My parents, their friends, and my friends' parents are the talked-about empty nesters. They are so incredibly social with each other and much friendlier than my AU Park neighbors. People move in, neighbors come over and introduce themselves. They all pick up each other's mail, have all the neighbors over for grilling, walk together. They just seemed more relaxed than some of the younger neighborhoods with stressed out parents who don't have time for anything. Growing up there, we wandered the park area and the streets. I assure you that the people who live I. Spring Valley have done more research than you have on the actual ammunition situation and continue to choose to live there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's beautiful but I would worry about the poison

Agree. There was an article about it awhile back and the rates of cancer and other ailments are really alarming when compared to the national averages. Why chance it.

This to the nth degree. And I would hate to knowingly expose my kids to an increased possibility of cancer. Agree that the houses are beautiful (on the outside at least!), but I would always feel uneasy. And then, if you or someone in your family did get sick, you would always wonder what exposure tipped them over the edge. Clearly, at those prices, there are many people who have a much higher risk tolerance than I, but one really cannot say that those who don't choose to take the risk are crazed.

[Anonymous]

Another literally false statement. This place has the loosest use of facts I've ever seen.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's beautiful but I would worry about the poison

Agree. There was an article about it awhile back and the rates of cancer and other ailments are really alarming when compared to the national averages. Why chance it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another literally false statement. This place has the loosest use of facts I've ever seen.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's beautiful but I would worry about the poison

Agree. There was an article about it awhile back and the rates of cancer and other ailments are really alarming when compared to the national averages. Why chance it.

It is a fact that it was a chemical munitions site. Chemical munitions are used to kill people in warfare - another fact. That's just a turn-off.

[Anonymous]

Show me the reports, PP. This isn't the Love Canal.