Hearst Playground story in Current

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Take out the winter and the heat of the summer and you get about the same with the tennis courts, except it is 2-4 people at a time. Huuuuuge usage there.

Unfortunately, Hearst Park is not huuuuuge. It's actually fairly small, and unfortunately a pool won't fit unless the field, courts, playground and/or trees come out. Commandante Che needs to go back to the drawing board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take out the winter and the heat of the summer and you get about the same with the tennis courts, except it is 2-4 people at a time. Huuuuuge usage there.

Unfortunately, Hearst Park is not huuuuuge. It's actually fairly small, and unfortunately a pool won't fit unless the field, courts, playground and/or trees come out. Commandante Che needs to go back to the drawing board.

Um, they are not putting in a water park, just a simple pool. There will still be plenty of room for a field, playground, trees, and probably at least one tennis court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Take out the winter and the heat of the summer and you get about the same with the tennis courts, except it is 2-4 people at a time. Huuuuuge usage there.

Unfortunately, Hearst Park is not huuuuuge. It's actually fairly small, and unfortunately a pool won't fit unless the field, courts, playground and/or trees come out. Commandante Che needs to go back to the drawing board.

Um, they are not putting in a water park, just a simple pool. There will still be plenty of room for a field, playground, trees, and probably at least one tennis court.

So, where's the concept plan?

[Anonymous]

It's interesting that, while supposedly NW Little League parents vetoed Turtle Park as a pool location because of possible impact on the baseball fields, no one considered siting a pool where the tennis courts are. Why are Hearst tennis facilities expendable but Turtle Park is sacrosanct?

[Anonymous]

Because they are used much less frequently. It is mostly empty and underused park space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because they are used much less frequently. It is mostly empty and underused park space.

Hardly. The tennis courts at Friendship and Hearst parks seem to have about the same level of use.

[Anonymous]

DC says it needs two acres for a pool. That will not fit on a tennis court. Neither will one acre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC says it needs two acres for a pool. That will not fit on a tennis court. Neither will one acre.

What are a few inconvenient details for Commissar Cheh? Her Central Plan must be fulfilled!

[Anonymous]

Given the new fees for using the pools, is everyone still eager for this to be built now that you will have to pay for it, particularly given that DC doesn't have such a great track record of maintaining its facilities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given the new fees for using the pools, is everyone still eager for this to be built now that you will have to pay for it, particularly given that DC doesn't have such a great track record of maintaining its facilities?

$600 for a family of four.

http://dpr.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dpr/publication/attachments/June%202016%20-%20DPR%20Fee%20Schedule.pdf

Any way we can fight this??????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Given the new fees for using the pools, is everyone still eager for this to be built now that you will have to pay for it, particularly given that DC doesn't have such a great track record of maintaining its facilities?

$600 for a family of four.

http://dpr.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dpr/publication/attachments/June%202016%20-%20DPR%20Fee%20Schedule.pdf

Any way we can fight this??????

It's $300 for a family of four as Hearst would be an outdoor pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Given the new fees for using the pools, is everyone still eager for this to be built now that you will have to pay for it, particularly given that DC doesn't have such a great track record of maintaining its facilities?

$600 for a family of four.

http://dpr.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dpr/publication/attachments/June%202016%20-%20DPR%20Fee%20Schedule.pdf

Any way we can fight this??????

It's $300 for a family of four as Hearst would be an outdoor pool.

That's $300 more than I can afford.

[Anonymous]

The proposal was put in the Register and voted on and approved by the full Council.

About 10 years ago when pools were made free admissions it was thanks to a grant from Kaiser Permanente. I imagine that it was not renewed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Given the new fees for using the pools, is everyone still eager for this to be built now that you will have to pay for it, particularly given that DC doesn't have such a great track record of maintaining its facilities?

$600 for a family of four.

http://dpr.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dpr/publication/attachments/June%202016%20-%20DPR%20Fee%20Schedule.pdf

Any way we can fight this??????

It's $300 for a family of four as Hearst would be an outdoor pool.

That's $300 more than I can afford.

If you pay for outdoor, can you use any outdoor pool? or, if you pay for indoor for $600, can you still use outdoor or is that an additional $300?

[Anonymous]

Still cheaper than joining the Cleveland Park Club or one of the Montgomery County community pools, so yes, still support it.