Mary Cheh has turned Cleveland Park/Cleveland Park North into her personal political asset

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just love the Metro style-elevator tower that sticks up above Hearst Park. Let’s hope that it doesn’t stink of urine the way the metro elevators do.

Is there a reason the city doesn't better sanitize all public facilities (I'm looking at YOU Union Station bathrooms)? Especially vis a vis Covid. I know it's not highly transmitted through surfaces, but I think we all are more wary of a disgusting public facility now, if not just for the next transmissible thing. The city has a surplus of Covid dollars from the feds. Why not permanently enhanced cleaning of shared facilities? it employs people and makes our shared spaces far more pleasant and user friendly. Instead they have simply opted to just turn off water bottle refill stations and cordon off bathrooms and such. Not very eco minded, and I fear when they do re-open it will be to the same old lackadaisical, crappy (pardon the pun) standard.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hearst used to be a pleasant urban park. Now it looks like a metro stop. Thanks Mary Cheh and your developer friends.

Green Hearst Park is so last decade. Going forward, it’s the Hearst Urban Recreational Facilty.

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Anonymous wrote:It's on the website.

Please send a link. I can't find the plan that indicates where trees will be added to replace those that were removed.

Please send the url for DC’s plan for reforestation of the park slopes and other cut area. It’s not apparent from the website.

Crickets ... or cicadas.

Or maybe some of us being outside and enjoying the beautiful weather all day.

What you are looking for is here

https://dgs.dc.gov/page/hearst-park-and-pool-improvement-project

None of these links is a reforestation plan. If we are missing something, please do show. Unless there is no plan.

Nope, its in there. Keep looking. I have done enough.

The trees are not coming back. Who wants a pool that is always in the shade?

They were way overgrown weeds that needed to be cleared out, as those hills hadn't been touched in decades. Good riddance. Can't wait for the new plantings that will be accretive to the park as the project concludes.

That’s a very Trumpian-sounding way to spin deforestation.

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Anonymous wrote:Just love the Metro style-elevator tower that sticks up above Hearst Park. Let’s hope that it doesn’t stink of urine the way the metro elevators do.

Is there a reason the city doesn't better sanitize all public facilities (I'm looking at YOU Union Station bathrooms)? Especially vis a vis Covid. I know it's not highly transmitted through surfaces, but I think we all are more wary of a disgusting public facility now, if not just for the next transmissible thing. The city has a surplus of Covid dollars from the feds. Why not permanently enhanced cleaning of shared facilities? it employs people and makes our shared spaces far more pleasant and user friendly. Instead they have simply opted to just turn off water bottle refill stations and cordon off bathrooms and such. Not very eco minded, and I fear when they do re-open it will be to the same old lackadaisical, crappy (pardon the pun) standard.

Do you honestly think the DC Government is responsible for keeping the bathrooms at Union Station clean?

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the new hearst is design disaster. thousands of gallons of water leaking off the site every day. ugly elevator shaft sticking out way above grade. loss of trees and shade. Thanks mary Cheh.

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Anonymous wrote:Just love the Metro style-elevator tower that sticks up above Hearst Park. Let’s hope that it doesn’t stink of urine the way the metro elevators do.

Is there a reason the city doesn't better sanitize all public facilities (I'm looking at YOU Union Station bathrooms)? Especially vis a vis Covid. I know it's not highly transmitted through surfaces, but I think we all are more wary of a disgusting public facility now, if not just for the next transmissible thing. The city has a surplus of Covid dollars from the feds. Why not permanently enhanced cleaning of shared facilities? it employs people and makes our shared spaces far more pleasant and user friendly. Instead they have simply opted to just turn off water bottle refill stations and cordon off bathrooms and such. Not very eco minded, and I fear when they do re-open it will be to the same old lackadaisical, crappy (pardon the pun) standard.

Do you honestly think the DC Government is responsible for keeping the bathrooms at Union Station clean?

No, but they will be responsible for maintaining Hearst Pool, keeping the elevator shaft safe and sanitary, and ensuring that “Lake Cheh” drains.

[Anonymous]

"Lake Cheh" was there and has been there since long before Cheh became a councilmember. The point of the park remediation was to deal with it. The pool is an added bonus.

I still don't understand what Union Station has to do with anything, other than a false strawman argument.

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Anonymous wrote:"Lake Cheh" was there and has been there since long before Cheh became a councilmember. The point of the park remediation was to deal with it. The pool is an added bonus.

I still don't understand what Union Station has to do with anything, other than a false strawman argument.

A middle school science student could tell you that when you build a concrete island on top of a high water table - or in the middle of Lake Cheh - water is going to get displaced. Guess that’s why Mary-Always-Knows-Best became a law prof (and not exactly at Harvard).

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Anonymous wrote:"Lake Cheh" was there and has been there since long before Cheh became a councilmember. The point of the park remediation was to deal with it. The pool is an added bonus.

I still don't understand what Union Station has to do with anything, other than a false strawman argument.

A middle school science student could tell you that when you build a concrete island on top of a high water table - or in the middle of Lake Cheh - water is going to get displaced. Guess that’s why Mary-Always-Knows-Best became a law prof (and not exactly at Harvard).

Well stated!

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Anonymous wrote:Just love the Metro style-elevator tower that sticks up above Hearst Park. Let’s hope that it doesn’t stink of urine the way the metro elevators do.

Is there a reason the city doesn't better sanitize all public facilities (I'm looking at YOU Union Station bathrooms)? Especially vis a vis Covid. I know it's not highly transmitted through surfaces, but I think we all are more wary of a disgusting public facility now, if not just for the next transmissible thing. The city has a surplus of Covid dollars from the feds. Why not permanently enhanced cleaning of shared facilities? it employs people and makes our shared spaces far more pleasant and user friendly. Instead they have simply opted to just turn off water bottle refill stations and cordon off bathrooms and such. Not very eco minded, and I fear when they do re-open it will be to the same old lackadaisical, crappy (pardon the pun) standard.

Do you honestly think the DC Government is responsible for keeping the bathrooms at Union Station clean?

Yes, I do. Our facilities are gross,.mostly because we pass the buck for public restrooms to Starbucks, Whole Foods and our libraries. We are the capital of the united states. We want to be a state. Visitors impressions passing through may very well be limited to Union stations and restrooms therein. Have some.freaking pride. And please dont tell me you could also tackle underemployment and job training at the same time; there is nothing wrong with people starting out as janitors and graduating to other city custodial.jobs that pay VERY well.

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The DC Government is not responsible for keeping the bathrooms clean at Union Station. Sure, at public facilities, but Union Station is NOT a DC owned public facility.

Your ire is misplaced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The DC Government is not responsible for keeping the bathrooms clean at Union Station. Sure, at public facilities, but Union Station is NOT a DC owned public facility.

Your ire is misplaced.

Oh really? DC couldn't take it up with them? Zero oversight? Especially as they plan the big remodel with the city? please .

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Anonymous wrote:The DC Government is not responsible for keeping the bathrooms clean at Union Station. Sure, at public facilities, but Union Station is NOT a DC owned public facility.

Your ire is misplaced.

Oh really? DC couldn't take it up with them? Zero oversight? Especially as they plan the big remodel with the city? please .

You really have a weird fascination around this. If there are health concerns that need to be reported, then sure. Otherwise, it really isn't a DC Government thing.

[Anonymous]

It's quite clear that Mary Cheh and her staff sold out to Big Development some time ago, and they don't value neighborhood character, green space or historic preservation very much. During Cheh's meeting with a Northwest DC community group on the Comprehensive Plan amendments a few months ago, her chief of staff stunned everyone by stating that trying to preserve the iconic Uptown Theater wasn't worth the effort and then asserted that dense, mixed-use development at the Uptown "is exactly what we want there." Cheh didn't correct him.

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Anonymous wrote:The DC Government is not responsible for keeping the bathrooms clean at Union Station. Sure, at public facilities, but Union Station is NOT a DC owned public facility.

Your ire is misplaced.

Oh really? DC couldn't take it up with them? Zero oversight? Especially as they plan the big remodel with the city? please .

You really have a weird fascination around this. If there are health concerns that need to be reported, then sure. Otherwise, it really isn't a DC Government thing.

LOL LOL you've clearly never had to squeeze past the homeless person bathing in the sink with all your luggage to use the filthy, soaking wet floor,.smelly ,toilet paper encrusted bathroom there. Must be a fun place to change a baby!