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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will be even funnier when the Chevy Chase NIMBYs discover that she is for the project.

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We'll see.  I think you're correct but I also wouldn't underestimate the level of opposition the community has for the project.  Shutting it down would be an instant popularity boost for her.[/quote]

The "surveys" from the ANC and city show the numbers are relatively even between project opponents and proponents. Yes, there is a high level of opposition, but there is also a high level of support. There isn't one voice that "speaks for the community"

And, she ran on a platform of adding housing. Opposing this development would undermine credibility with her core supporters city-wide.

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Which surveys?  There were about a dozen of them because the results never supported the proponant's rhetoric.

People do not want to give up their small parking lot, garden and basketball/tennis court.

People do not want to downgrade their already small library.

People do not want to downgrade their already conparatively under resourced community center.

Inside a private apartment building does not equal public access.

An artificial turf lawn on top of a private apartment building does not equal green space let alone public green space.
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