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Anonymous wrote:With our modern thoughtful library designs I'm not sure why an outdoor pool couldn't be scenic. There are beautiful hotel pools,w hy not beautiful city pools?

Is this a joke? Have you seen the monstrosity they built in Tenleytown? That library is hideous.

I don't hate it. Tenleytown in general is hideous (and I live there). There is a LOT of wasted space in the atrium, true. Personally, if we want things to be less hideous we could start by Mary Cheh and our ANC organizing the local businesses to contribute to scrape off the disgraceful amount of gum from the sidewalks (the business community pooled their resources to hire a machine and do this with success in Mt. Pleasant) and put in some flower baskets. The new library is not the problem for me. The grime and filth are. Also, how about some landscaping on all those city owned grassy medians? C'mon local pols. Aesthetics are part of quality of life.

The Tenleytown Main Street has a Clean Team that is doing just as you suggest. Maybe you aren't paying attention.

Since you are, perhaps you can elucidate how long they have been in operation and what they do? When I contacted my representatives, I was told there is a person who cleans up litter (and I'm thankful; with the foot traffic and people who think nothing of tossing their fast express food waste streetside it's needed). When I last checked this past year, there was zero plan to clean the pervasive gum stains which have built up so that the main Tenleytown shopping drag looks like a tar pits. If this has since been enacted, please enlighten.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With our modern thoughtful library designs I'm not sure why an outdoor pool couldn't be scenic. There are beautiful hotel pools,w hy not beautiful city pools?

Is this a joke? Have you seen the monstrosity they built in Tenleytown? That library is hideous.

I don't hate it. Tenleytown in general is hideous (and I live there). There is a LOT of wasted space in the atrium, true. Personally, if we want things to be less hideous we could start by Mary Cheh and our ANC organizing the local businesses to contribute to scrape off the disgraceful amount of gum from the sidewalks (the business community pooled their resources to hire a machine and do this with success in Mt. Pleasant) and put in some flower baskets. The new library is not the problem for me. The grime and filth are. Also, how about some landscaping on all those city owned grassy medians? C'mon local pols. Aesthetics are part of quality of life.

The Tenleytown Main Street has a Clean Team that is doing just as you suggest. Maybe you aren't paying attention.

Since you are, perhaps you can elucidate how long they have been in operation and what they do? When I contacted my representatives, I was told there is a person who cleans up litter (and I'm thankful; with the foot traffic and people who think nothing of tossing their fast express food waste streetside it's needed). When I last checked this past year, there was zero plan to clean the pervasive gum stains which have built up so that the main Tenleytown shopping drag looks like a tar pits. If this has since been enacted, please enlighten.

They should have some of those obnoxious rude OOB students who loiter in Tenleytown clean up the sidewalks. They cause much of the problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would love to live across the street from a pool.

Why is this seen as a negative?

DC does a poor job maintaining its facilities and the pools it has. There is often trash around, the trash cans don't get emptied with any regularity, they don't keep the facilities clean and working well, if there are a hundred people at a pool and it is literally across the street from your house, which is would be for some people who live on Quebec/35/36th if they site it on the tennis courts, there will be 50+ cars parked around your house and the noise from all the people in the pool all day long. Because despite people saying they will walk to the "neighborhood pool," it has not been my experience that people end up walking even if they can. Maybe they have good intentions of doing so, but then they look at the bags of towels, sun screen, pool toys, snacks, drinks, changes of clothes etc., that they want to bring and decide it's easier to drive.

It's not so much the idea of a pool operating in the summer that bothers close-by residents and park users. It's the thought of a concrete and cyclone-fenced complex replacing existing park facilities and green space and then sitting closed, fenced and empty 9 months out of the year. Who wants to look at a concrete and steel pen for blown leaves and trash, when today there's a leafy, green park? Most of the year, it would be a big, ugly waste.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The spot next to the Wilson Aquatic Center is the head of Soapstone Creek. If you think the manufactured hydrology issues at Hearst are real then there is no way you would honestly suggest placing anything on that location where there is a real hydrology issue.

And Ft. Reno has already been rejected by NPS.

The site isn't in the woods by the stream bed, but rather on the level grassy expanse just SW of the Wilson pool entrance. Not the most scenic spot in the world, but very central, accessible (by Metro, bus and lots of parking) and efficient (opportunity for shared facilities and ward swim-plex). Not to mention that Hearst would no longer be so scenic after a pool is built, either.

The concept of having an indoor and outdoor acquatic center in the heart of Ward 3's "town center" is quite appealing. How do we go for it?

An outdoor pool to complete the Wilson aquatic complex is a great idea. And for convenience to most of Ward 3, the location is unbeatable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With our modern thoughtful library designs I'm not sure why an outdoor pool couldn't be scenic. There are beautiful hotel pools,w hy not beautiful city pools?

Is this a joke? Have you seen the monstrosity they built in Tenleytown? That library is hideous.

I don't hate it. Tenleytown in general is hideous (and I live there). There is a LOT of wasted space in the atrium, true. Personally, if we want things to be less hideous we could start by Mary Cheh and our ANC organizing the local businesses to contribute to scrape off the disgraceful amount of gum from the sidewalks (the business community pooled their resources to hire a machine and do this with success in Mt. Pleasant) and put in some flower baskets. The new library is not the problem for me. The grime and filth are. Also, how about some landscaping on all those city owned grassy medians? C'mon local pols. Aesthetics are part of quality of life.

The Tenleytown Main Street has a Clean Team that is doing just as you suggest. Maybe you aren't paying attention.

Since you are, perhaps you can elucidate how long they have been in operation and what they do? When I contacted my representatives, I was told there is a person who cleans up litter (and I'm thankful; with the foot traffic and people who think nothing of tossing their fast express food waste streetside it's needed). When I last checked this past year, there was zero plan to clean the pervasive gum stains which have built up so that the main Tenleytown shopping drag looks like a tar pits. If this has since been enacted, please enlighten.

Since you are using a computer, I assume you heard of a search engine?

http://tenleytownmainstreet.org/

Ask them. But I have seen the crew out on the Avenue for the past year. They are great guys and have done a lot for our neighborhood. Maybe rather than complain about everything, understand that your neighbors have been proactive in trying to make things better.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love to live across the street from a pool.

Why is this seen as a negative?

DC does a poor job maintaining its facilities and the pools it has. There is often trash around, the trash cans don't get emptied with any regularity, they don't keep the facilities clean and working well, if there are a hundred people at a pool and it is literally across the street from your house, which is would be for some people who live on Quebec/35/36th if they site it on the tennis courts, there will be 50+ cars parked around your house and the noise from all the people in the pool all day long. Because despite people saying they will walk to the "neighborhood pool," it has not been my experience that people end up walking even if they can. Maybe they have good intentions of doing so, but then they look at the bags of towels, sun screen, pool toys, snacks, drinks, changes of clothes etc., that they want to bring and decide it's easier to drive.

It's not so much the idea of a pool operating in the summer that bothers close-by residents and park users. It's the thought of a concrete and cyclone-fenced complex replacing existing park facilities and green space and then sitting closed, fenced and empty 9 months out of the year. Who wants to look at a concrete and steel pen for blown leaves and trash, when today there's a leafy, green park? Most of the year, it would be a big, ugly waste.

Got it. Thank you for confirming that the ground water concerns and magic oak trees are red herrings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love to live across the street from a pool.

Why is this seen as a negative?

DC does a poor job maintaining its facilities and the pools it has. There is often trash around, the trash cans don't get emptied with any regularity, they don't keep the facilities clean and working well, if there are a hundred people at a pool and it is literally across the street from your house, which is would be for some people who live on Quebec/35/36th if they site it on the tennis courts, there will be 50+ cars parked around your house and the noise from all the people in the pool all day long. Because despite people saying they will walk to the "neighborhood pool," it has not been my experience that people end up walking even if they can. Maybe they have good intentions of doing so, but then they look at the bags of towels, sun screen, pool toys, snacks, drinks, changes of clothes etc., that they want to bring and decide it's easier to drive.

It's not so much the idea of a pool operating in the summer that bothers close-by residents and park users. It's the thought of a concrete and cyclone-fenced complex replacing existing park facilities and green space and then sitting closed, fenced and empty 9 months out of the year. Who wants to look at a concrete and steel pen for blown leaves and trash, when today there's a leafy, green park? Most of the year, it would be a big, ugly waste.

Got it. Thank you for confirming that the ground water concerns and magic oak trees are red herrings.

The big oak trees are not red herrings. If any are slated for removal, hands down there would be legal action by Casey Trees and the DC chapter of the Sierra Club.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The spot next to the Wilson Aquatic Center is the head of Soapstone Creek. If you think the manufactured hydrology issues at Hearst are real then there is no way you would honestly suggest placing anything on that location where there is a real hydrology issue.

And Ft. Reno has already been rejected by NPS.

The site isn't in the woods by the stream bed, but rather on the level grassy expanse just SW of the Wilson pool entrance. Not the most scenic spot in the world, but very central, accessible (by Metro, bus and lots of parking) and efficient (opportunity for shared facilities and ward swim-plex). Not to mention that Hearst would no longer be so scenic after a pool is built, either.

The concept of having an indoor and outdoor acquatic center in the heart of Ward 3's "town center" is quite appealing. How do we go for it?

An outdoor pool to complete the Wilson aquatic complex is a great idea. And for convenience to most of Ward 3, the location is unbeatable.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love to live across the street from a pool.

Why is this seen as a negative?

DC does a poor job maintaining its facilities and the pools it has. There is often trash around, the trash cans don't get emptied with any regularity, they don't keep the facilities clean and working well, if there are a hundred people at a pool and it is literally across the street from your house, which is would be for some people who live on Quebec/35/36th if they site it on the tennis courts, there will be 50+ cars parked around your house and the noise from all the people in the pool all day long. Because despite people saying they will walk to the "neighborhood pool," it has not been my experience that people end up walking even if they can. Maybe they have good intentions of doing so, but then they look at the bags of towels, sun screen, pool toys, snacks, drinks, changes of clothes etc., that they want to bring and decide it's easier to drive.

It's not so much the idea of a pool operating in the summer that bothers close-by residents and park users. It's the thought of a concrete and cyclone-fenced complex replacing existing park facilities and green space and then sitting closed, fenced and empty 9 months out of the year. Who wants to look at a concrete and steel pen for blown leaves and trash, when today there's a leafy, green park? Most of the year, it would be a big, ugly waste.

Got it. Thank you for confirming that the ground water concerns and magic oak trees are red herrings.

The big oak trees are not red herrings. If any are slated for removal, hands down there would be legal action by Casey Trees and the DC chapter of the Sierra Club.

And they will lose that lawsuit and, ironically, kill many more trees in the process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With our modern thoughtful library designs I'm not sure why an outdoor pool couldn't be scenic. There are beautiful hotel pools,w hy not beautiful city pools?

Is this a joke? Have you seen the monstrosity they built in Tenleytown? That library is hideous.

I don't hate it. Tenleytown in general is hideous (and I live there). There is a LOT of wasted space in the atrium, true. Personally, if we want things to be less hideous we could start by Mary Cheh and our ANC organizing the local businesses to contribute to scrape off the disgraceful amount of gum from the sidewalks (the business community pooled their resources to hire a machine and do this with success in Mt. Pleasant) and put in some flower baskets. The new library is not the problem for me. The grime and filth are. Also, how about some landscaping on all those city owned grassy medians? C'mon local pols. Aesthetics are part of quality of life.

The Tenleytown Main Street has a Clean Team that is doing just as you suggest. Maybe you aren't paying attention.

Since you are, perhaps you can elucidate how long they have been in operation and what they do? When I contacted my representatives, I was told there is a person who cleans up litter (and I'm thankful; with the foot traffic and people who think nothing of tossing their fast express food waste streetside it's needed). When I last checked this past year, there was zero plan to clean the pervasive gum stains which have built up so that the main Tenleytown shopping drag looks like a tar pits. If this has since been enacted, please enlighten.

Since you are using a computer, I assume you heard of a search engine?

http://tenleytownmainstreet.org/

Ask them. But I have seen the crew out on the Avenue for the past year. They are great guys and have done a lot for our neighborhood. Maybe rather than complain about everything, understand that your neighbors have been proactive in trying to make things better.

Are you a board member?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love to live across the street from a pool.

Why is this seen as a negative?

DC does a poor job maintaining its facilities and the pools it has. There is often trash around, the trash cans don't get emptied with any regularity, they don't keep the facilities clean and working well, if there are a hundred people at a pool and it is literally across the street from your house, which is would be for some people who live on Quebec/35/36th if they site it on the tennis courts, there will be 50+ cars parked around your house and the noise from all the people in the pool all day long. Because despite people saying they will walk to the "neighborhood pool," it has not been my experience that people end up walking even if they can. Maybe they have good intentions of doing so, but then they look at the bags of towels, sun screen, pool toys, snacks, drinks, changes of clothes etc., that they want to bring and decide it's easier to drive.

It's not so much the idea of a pool operating in the summer that bothers close-by residents and park users. It's the thought of a concrete and cyclone-fenced complex replacing existing park facilities and green space and then sitting closed, fenced and empty 9 months out of the year. Who wants to look at a concrete and steel pen for blown leaves and trash, when today there's a leafy, green park? Most of the year, it would be a big, ugly waste.

Got it. Thank you for confirming that the ground water concerns and magic oak trees are red herrings.

The big oak trees are not red herrings. If any are slated for removal, hands down there would be legal action by Casey Trees and the DC chapter of the Sierra Club.

And they will lose that lawsuit and, ironically, kill many more trees in the process.

I'm active with the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club and am confident they will not be jumping in on this or a similar type of case and am not aware of them doing so in the past 10 years either - its unclear what the grievance would even be here or their standing so maybe you can enlighten the rest of us.

I'm not as familiar with Casey Trees but don't recall reading about them every filing suit to fight something and again it is unclear what the grievance would be or why they would have standing - I understand anyone can file a lawsuit but most competent lawyers would advise either of these organizations that it would be a waste of time.

Again what is the problem? No big oak trees have ever been slated for removal - to repeat this for about the 10th time in this thread the location of the current tennis courts at Hearst Park is well above the grade of and south of the line of mature oak trees at Hearst and below the grade of the lesser trees along Quebec Street.

Just put the pool where the barely used tennis courts are and there is zero issue with the trees and ample room for a nice pool and associated pool house.

And though it is the dumbest of the many lousy objections the neighbors have raised the pool there would be below the grade of Quebec Street and essentially invisible from the street so hopefully we would not have to hear any whining from neighbors about the horrors of having to see a shuttered pool facility off season.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love to live across the street from a pool.

Why is this seen as a negative?

DC does a poor job maintaining its facilities and the pools it has. There is often trash around, the trash cans don't get emptied with any regularity, they don't keep the facilities clean and working well, if there are a hundred people at a pool and it is literally across the street from your house, which is would be for some people who live on Quebec/35/36th if they site it on the tennis courts, there will be 50+ cars parked around your house and the noise from all the people in the pool all day long. Because despite people saying they will walk to the "neighborhood pool," it has not been my experience that people end up walking even if they can. Maybe they have good intentions of doing so, but then they look at the bags of towels, sun screen, pool toys, snacks, drinks, changes of clothes etc., that they want to bring and decide it's easier to drive.

It's not so much the idea of a pool operating in the summer that bothers close-by residents and park users. It's the thought of a concrete and cyclone-fenced complex replacing existing park facilities and green space and then sitting closed, fenced and empty 9 months out of the year. Who wants to look at a concrete and steel pen for blown leaves and trash, when today there's a leafy, green park? Most of the year, it would be a big, ugly waste.

Got it. Thank you for confirming that the ground water concerns and magic oak trees are red herrings.

The big oak trees are not red herrings. If any are slated for removal, hands down there would be legal action by Casey Trees and the DC chapter of the Sierra Club.

And they will lose that lawsuit and, ironically, kill many more trees in the process.

I'm active with the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club and am confident they will not be jumping in on this or a similar type of case and am not aware of them doing so in the past 10 years either - its unclear what the grievance would even be here or their standing so maybe you can enlighten the rest of us.

I'm not as familiar with Casey Trees but don't recall reading about them every filing suit to fight something and again it is unclear what the grievance would be or why they would have standing - I understand anyone can file a lawsuit but most competent lawyers would advise either of these organizations that it would be a waste of time.

Again what is the problem? No big oak trees have ever been slated for removal - to repeat this for about the 10th time in this thread the location of the current tennis courts at Hearst Park is well above the grade of and south of the line of mature oak trees at Hearst and below the grade of the lesser trees along Quebec Street.

Just put the pool where the barely used tennis courts are and there is zero issue with the trees and ample room for a nice pool and associated pool house.

And though it is the dumbest of the many lousy objections the neighbors have raised the pool there would be below the grade of Quebec Street and essentially invisible from the street so hopefully we would not have to hear any whining from neighbors about the horrors of having to see a shuttered pool facility off season.

The D.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club was very active legally and politically in the battle to stop Klingle Road from being rebuilt. They said that many trees would have to be cut to rebuild the roadbed. Many Mt Pleasant parents are still sore about how that turned out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would love to live across the street from a pool.

Why is this seen as a negative?

DC does a poor job maintaining its facilities and the pools it has. There is often trash around, the trash cans don't get emptied with any regularity, they don't keep the facilities clean and working well, if there are a hundred people at a pool and it is literally across the street from your house, which is would be for some people who live on Quebec/35/36th if they site it on the tennis courts, there will be 50+ cars parked around your house and the noise from all the people in the pool all day long. Because despite people saying they will walk to the "neighborhood pool," it has not been my experience that people end up walking even if they can. Maybe they have good intentions of doing so, but then they look at the bags of towels, sun screen, pool toys, snacks, drinks, changes of clothes etc., that they want to bring and decide it's easier to drive.

It's not so much the idea of a pool operating in the summer that bothers close-by residents and park users. It's the thought of a concrete and cyclone-fenced complex replacing existing park facilities and green space and then sitting closed, fenced and empty 9 months out of the year. Who wants to look at a concrete and steel pen for blown leaves and trash, when today there's a leafy, green park? Most of the year, it would be a big, ugly waste.

Got it. Thank you for confirming that the ground water concerns and magic oak trees are red herrings.

The big oak trees are not red herrings. If any are slated for removal, hands down there would be legal action by Casey Trees and the DC chapter of the Sierra Club.

And they will lose that lawsuit and, ironically, kill many more trees in the process.

I'm active with the DC Chapter of the Sierra Club and am confident they will not be jumping in on this or a similar type of case and am not aware of them doing so in the past 10 years either - its unclear what the grievance would even be here or their standing so maybe you can enlighten the rest of us.

I'm not as familiar with Casey Trees but don't recall reading about them every filing suit to fight something and again it is unclear what the grievance would be or why they would have standing - I understand anyone can file a lawsuit but most competent lawyers would advise either of these organizations that it would be a waste of time.

Again what is the problem? No big oak trees have ever been slated for removal - to repeat this for about the 10th time in this thread the location of the current tennis courts at Hearst Park is well above the grade of and south of the line of mature oak trees at Hearst and below the grade of the lesser trees along Quebec Street.

Just put the pool where the barely used tennis courts are and there is zero issue with the trees and ample room for a nice pool and associated pool house.

And though it is the dumbest of the many lousy objections the neighbors have raised the pool there would be below the grade of Quebec Street and essentially invisible from the street so hopefully we would not have to hear any whining from neighbors about the horrors of having to see a shuttered pool facility off season.

The D.C. Chapter of the Sierra Club was very active legally and politically in the battle to stop Klingle Road from being rebuilt. They said that many trees would have to be cut to rebuild the roadbed. Many Mt Pleasant parents are still sore about how that turned out.

The big issue with Klingle Road was always water run off and restoring the creek but in any case you haven't answered why they would file suit and why they would have any standing to do so? Of course it would help your argument if there was an actual injury or even threat to the environment which isn't the case here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With our modern thoughtful library designs I'm not sure why an outdoor pool couldn't be scenic. There are beautiful hotel pools,w hy not beautiful city pools?

Is this a joke? Have you seen the monstrosity they built in Tenleytown? That library is hideous.

I don't hate it. Tenleytown in general is hideous (and I live there). There is a LOT of wasted space in the atrium, true. Personally, if we want things to be less hideous we could start by Mary Cheh and our ANC organizing the local businesses to contribute to scrape off the disgraceful amount of gum from the sidewalks (the business community pooled their resources to hire a machine and do this with success in Mt. Pleasant) and put in some flower baskets. The new library is not the problem for me. The grime and filth are. Also, how about some landscaping on all those city owned grassy medians? C'mon local pols. Aesthetics are part of quality of life.

The Tenleytown Main Street has a Clean Team that is doing just as you suggest. Maybe you aren't paying attention.

Since you are, perhaps you can elucidate how long they have been in operation and what they do? When I contacted my representatives, I was told there is a person who cleans up litter (and I'm thankful; with the foot traffic and people who think nothing of tossing their fast express food waste streetside it's needed). When I last checked this past year, there was zero plan to clean the pervasive gum stains which have built up so that the main Tenleytown shopping drag looks like a tar pits. If this has since been enacted, please enlighten.

Since you are using a computer, I assume you heard of a search engine?

http://tenleytownmainstreet.org/

Ask them. But I have seen the crew out on the Avenue for the past year. They are great guys and have done a lot for our neighborhood. Maybe rather than complain about everything, understand that your neighbors have been proactive in trying to make things better.

Are you a board member?

No, but the organization has been visible and received a lot of coverage in the NW Current.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With our modern thoughtful library designs I'm not sure why an outdoor pool couldn't be scenic. There are beautiful hotel pools,w hy not beautiful city pools?

Is this a joke? Have you seen the monstrosity they built in Tenleytown? That library is hideous.

I don't hate it. Tenleytown in general is hideous (and I live there). There is a LOT of wasted space in the atrium, true. Personally, if we want things to be less hideous we could start by Mary Cheh and our ANC organizing the local businesses to contribute to scrape off the disgraceful amount of gum from the sidewalks (the business community pooled their resources to hire a machine and do this with success in Mt. Pleasant) and put in some flower baskets. The new library is not the problem for me. The grime and filth are. Also, how about some landscaping on all those city owned grassy medians? C'mon local pols. Aesthetics are part of quality of life.

The Tenleytown Main Street has a Clean Team that is doing just as you suggest. Maybe you aren't paying attention.

Since you are, perhaps you can elucidate how long they have been in operation and what they do? When I contacted my representatives, I was told there is a person who cleans up litter (and I'm thankful; with the foot traffic and people who think nothing of tossing their fast express food waste streetside it's needed). When I last checked this past year, there was zero plan to clean the pervasive gum stains which have built up so that the main Tenleytown shopping drag looks like a tar pits. If this has since been enacted, please enlighten.

Since you are using a computer, I assume you heard of a search engine?

http://tenleytownmainstreet.org/

Ask them. But I have seen the crew out on the Avenue for the past year. They are great guys and have done a lot for our neighborhood. Maybe rather than complain about everything, understand that your neighbors have been proactive in trying to make things better.

Are you a board member?

No, but the organization has been visible and received a lot of coverage in the NW Current.

You just seem weirdly defensive and affronted about people in the neighborhood not knowing about an organization that has existed since 2015. Even my Ward 3 rep and ANC did not mention it when I contacted them, so perhaps continued visibility will help. I agree it is a great idea, though I do think that sidewalk gum cleaning should fall under the city wide purview as it is a city wide problem.