The Wilson pool is still closed: what a travesty, and it’s Muriel Bowser’s fault.

[Anonymous]

Frumin is in a pickle.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why IS it closed? I didn't swim there much, but it's still newish. Was it shoddily constructed?

DC spends a lot of shiny facilities but then doesn't maintain them.

That was why a lot of us quibbled with the Hearst pool. They also should have made it larger than a postage stamp, if they were going to make it at all.

I don’t mind the Hearst pool but it’s barely open and DC’s inattention to maintenance is already showing, down to the overflowing trash cans. And did they really have to cut down so many trees, without replanting?!

It's not the maintenance. They had really terrible contractors who built them and they can't be maintained. I have a friend who works for DPR.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why IS it closed? I didn't swim there much, but it's still newish. Was it shoddily constructed?

DC spends a lot of shiny facilities but then doesn't maintain them.

That was why a lot of us quibbled with the Hearst pool. They also should have made it larger than a postage stamp, if they were going to make it at all.

I don’t mind the Hearst pool but it’s barely open and DC’s inattention to maintenance is already showing, down to the overflowing trash cans. And did they really have to cut down so many trees, without replanting?!

It's not the maintenance. They had really terrible contractors who built them and they can't be maintained. I have a friend who works for DPR.

Who would've guessed that prioritizing minority ownership over bona fide qualifications would come back to bite DC residents in the ass

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Frumin is in a pickle.

In all seriousness, Mary Cheh wouldn’t have allowed this to go on for so long. Does Frumin actually do anything?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Frumin is in a pickle.

In all seriousness, Mary Cheh wouldn’t have allowed this to go on for so long. Does Frumin actually do anything?

He's been seen riding his ebike to community meetings.

[Anonymous]

Wilson pool is still closed.

And it is still the fault of Muriel Bowser, Mayor.

This has nothing to do with any councilmember. This is a mayoral failure.

The mayor controls DGS, the agency that screwed up the HVAC and STILL has failed to fix it. The mayor controls DPR.

The Wilson pool is closed. This is a travesty of failed DC agencies. And it is Muriel Bowser’s fault.

[Anonymous]

Also, if the contractors failed to do a good job, that is on the mayor — or prior mayors.

The agencies supervise the contractors. If the agencies fails to supervise the contractors, that’s on the agencies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wilson pool is still closed.

And it is still the fault of Muriel Bowser, Mayor.

This has nothing to do with any councilmember. This is a mayoral failure.

The mayor controls DGS, the agency that screwed up the HVAC and STILL has failed to fix it. The mayor controls DPR.

The Wilson pool is closed. This is a travesty of failed DC agencies. And it is Muriel Bowser’s fault.

I think that with the brand new outdoor Hearst Pool and Bathhouse, there is little motivation at the moment to move on the needed repairs at The Wilson/JR Pool. And there are many competing priorities for the Mayor right now, like the DC Circulator draw down, redesigning the K Street Transitway, increasing affordable housing across the city, the downtown office to residential conversions, the new Commanders stadium, extending the Streetcar to Benning Rd, etc.

[Anonymous]

Paging Mr Pickleball!

Where is Matt Frumin?! He’s the council member and needs to advocate for Ward 3. Frumin needs to make the Wilson pool reopening happen!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wilson pool is still closed.

And it is still the fault of Muriel Bowser, Mayor.

This has nothing to do with any councilmember. This is a mayoral failure.

The mayor controls DGS, the agency that screwed up the HVAC and STILL has failed to fix it. The mayor controls DPR.

The Wilson pool is closed. This is a travesty of failed DC agencies. And it is Muriel Bowser’s fault.

I think that with the brand new outdoor Hearst Pool and Bathhouse, there is little motivation at the moment to move on the needed repairs at The Wilson/JR Pool. And there are many competing priorities for the Mayor right now, like the DC Circulator draw down, redesigning the K Street Transitway, increasing affordable housing across the city, the downtown office to residential conversions, the new Commanders stadium, extending the Streetcar

to Benning Rd, etc.

Bowser can't get the HVAC in a pool fixed. And it has been years. But you think that she can address your list of to dos? The woman is incompetent and hires her equally incompetent friends. So - no - none of it will get done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wilson pool is still closed.

And it is still the fault of Muriel Bowser, Mayor.

This has nothing to do with any councilmember. This is a mayoral failure.

The mayor controls DGS, the agency that screwed up the HVAC and STILL has failed to fix it. The mayor controls DPR.

The Wilson pool is closed. This is a travesty of failed DC agencies. And it is Muriel Bowser’s fault.

I think that with the brand new outdoor Hearst Pool and Bathhouse, there is little motivation at the moment to move on the needed repairs at The Wilson/JR Pool. And there are many competing priorities for the Mayor right now, like the DC Circulator draw down, redesigning the K Street Transitway, increasing affordable housing across the city, the downtown office to residential conversions, the new Commanders stadium, extending the Streetcar

to Benning Rd, etc.

Bowser can't get the HVAC in a pool fixed. And it has been years. But you think that she can address your list of to dos? The woman is incompetent and hires her equally incompetent friends. So - no - none of it will get done.

There’s momentum. The Bowser Administration is about to award a $750K pool assessment contract to a politically connected 8a consultant who works out of her bedroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wilson pool is still closed.

And it is still the fault of Muriel Bowser, Mayor.

This has nothing to do with any councilmember. This is a mayoral failure.

The mayor controls DGS, the agency that screwed up the HVAC and STILL has failed to fix it. The mayor controls DPR.

The Wilson pool is closed. This is a travesty of failed DC agencies. And it is Muriel Bowser’s fault.

I think that with the brand new outdoor Hearst Pool and Bathhouse, there is little motivation at the moment to move on the needed repairs at The Wilson/JR Pool. And there are many competing priorities for the Mayor right now, like the DC Circulator draw down, redesigning the K Street Transitway, increasing affordable housing across the city, the downtown office to residential conversions, the new Commanders stadium, extending the Streetcar

to Benning Rd, etc.

Bowser can't get the HVAC in a pool fixed. And it has been years. But you think that she can address your list of to dos? The woman is incompetent and hires her equally incompetent friends. So - no - none of it will get done.

So I spoke to someone at DPR over the weekend. The Wilson pool is the bain of their existence. It was shoddily constructed by the Fenty team. It was so bad, that the faulty HVAC system corroded all of the pipes and everything needs to be replaced. Also, apparently, where ever the systems are, you need a forklift to get to them. And to add insult to injury, there are supply chain issues with getting the right equipment. I really hate the Mayor, but this seems to be a little out of her control.