Murch- Getting screwed again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where is Professor Cheh in all this? She can talk the talk but can she walk the walk? In other words, can she get the job done for her Murch constituents ?

She's busy pushing an outdoor pool at the Hearst Rec Center that none of the neighbors want. Why? Because she thinks it's a good idea, neighbors be damned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Professor Cheh in all this? She can talk the talk but can she walk the walk? In other words, can she get the job done for her Murch constituents ?

She's busy pushing an outdoor pool at the Hearst Rec Center that none of the neighbors want. Why? Because she thinks it's a good idea, neighbors be damned.

There's no room and no parking there. A pool would mean the elimination of (a) the Hearst playground (b) the soccer field or (c) the tennis courts. All are heavily used by the community. The location is also far from the Metro. So explain how this site is a good idea for a ward pool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Professor Cheh in all this? She can talk the talk but can she walk the walk? In other words, can she get the job done for her Murch constituents ?

She's busy pushing an outdoor pool at the Hearst Rec Center that none of the neighbors want. Why? Because she thinks it's a good idea, neighbors be damned.

Define neighbors? The folks immediately adjacent to the park and the dog crowd? Then, yes, they probably are opposed. The other thousands of neighbors in Ward 3 support.

Thank you Ms. Cheh for trying to get an outdoor pool in Ward 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Professor Cheh in all this? She can talk the talk but can she walk the walk? In other words, can she get the job done for her Murch constituents ?

She's busy pushing an outdoor pool at the Hearst Rec Center that none of the neighbors want. Why? Because she thinks it's a good idea, neighbors be damned.

Define neighbors? The folks immediately adjacent to the park and the dog crowd? Then, yes, they probably are opposed. The other thousands of neighbors in Ward 3 support.

Thank you Ms. Cheh for trying to get an outdoor pool in Ward 3.

How about taking your neighborhood park for it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Professor Cheh in all this? She can talk the talk but can she walk the walk? In other words, can she get the job done for her Murch constituents ?

She's busy pushing an outdoor pool at the Hearst Rec Center that none of the neighbors want. Why? Because she thinks it's a good idea, neighbors be damned.

There's no room and no parking there. A pool would mean the elimination of (a) the Hearst playground (b) the soccer field or (c) the tennis courts. All are heavily used by the community. The location is also far from the Metro. So explain how this site is a good idea for a ward pool?

The best place for the pool if it is to be at Hearst is to locate it up where the soon to be dismantled portable classroom building is. That way, no playing/athletic space will be impacted.

[jsteele]

Maybe Murch can get the city to dig it's parking garage by claiming it is a swimming pool? And, with that segue, can we get back on topic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Professor Cheh in all this? She can talk the talk but can she walk the walk? In other words, can she get the job done for her Murch constituents ?

She's busy pushing an outdoor pool at the Hearst Rec Center that none of the neighbors want. Why? Because she thinks it's a good idea, neighbors be damned.

There's no room and no parking there. A pool would mean the elimination of (a) the Hearst playground (b) the soccer field or (c) the tennis courts. All are heavily used by the community. The location is also far from the Metro. So explain how this site is a good idea for a ward pool?

The best place for the pool if it is to be at Hearst is to locate it up where the soon to be dismantled portable classroom building is. That way, no playing/athletic space will be impacted.

And swimming families can use the Hearst parking lot especially after school and during the summer.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:Maybe Murch can get the city to dig it's parking garage by claiming it is a swimming pool? And, with that segue, can we get back on topic?

Capital budget money can be reprogrammed between rec centers and schools. If the Hearst pool is scrapped some of the money can go to Murch.

How's that for getting back on topic?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:Maybe Murch can get the city to dig it's parking garage by claiming it is a swimming pool? And, with that segue, can we get back on topic?

Capital budget money can be reprogrammed between rec centers and schools. If the Hearst pool is scrapped some of the money can go to Murch.

How's that for getting back on topic?

Ward 3 needs to fund renovations of highly overcrowded schools before it funds an outdoor pool, particularly where there is no consensus for the latter.

[Anonymous]

The problem is you can't fit 700+ kids on the Murch site. Has nothing to do with a potential pool somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem is you can't fit 700+ kids on the Murch site. Has nothing to do with a potential pool somewhere else.

Well, no. That's not the issue. There is a plan to do it, approved last fall. Everyone was happy with that plan. Then the contractor said they needed more money to build to that plan. So...more money = all good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where is Professor Cheh in all this? She can talk the talk but can she walk the walk? In other words, can she get the job done for her Murch constituents ?

She's busy pushing an outdoor pool at the Hearst Rec Center that none of the neighbors want. Why? Because she thinks it's a good idea, neighbors be damned.

Define neighbors? The folks immediately adjacent to the park and the dog crowd? Then, yes, they probably are opposed. The other thousands of neighbors in Ward 3 support.

Thank you Ms. Cheh for trying to get an outdoor pool in Ward 3.

How about taking your neighborhood park for it?

NP, but they are building a giant school on our neighborhood park. Also no parking.