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[quote=Anonymous]I attended the meeting tonight and didn't get to speak because the looney (and predominately older) neighbors dominated the meeting and they ran out of time but they are just typical entitled NIMBY's making spurious and silly arguments:

-We shouldn't have a pool because DC can't maintain anything
-We should fix other things first
-We never heard anyone clamoring for an outdoor pool in Ward 3
-Ward 3 has never had a pool so what is the rush - let's take our time and get this right
-The City should first rule out/exhaustively study all other possible locations for a pool in Ward 3 before considering this site
-We know where the better locations are for a pool
-The city needs to study how exactly everyone will get to the pool
-The pool is too big
-The pool is too small
-The pool should be as close to Hearst ES as possible
-The pool should be as far from Hearst ES as possible
-No one will go to the pool
-Too many people will go to the pool
-It's unfair to take away any of the tennis courts
-There are other more pressing needs for outdoor recreational uses that should be addressed first
-I've lived near this park since 1948 and it is a great urban park and nothing about it should ever change
-The immediate neighbors are not opposed to a pool at this location but are just concerned that there is a transparent process that is environmentally friendly

And my favorite from the NIMBY playbook:

-There used to be an underground stream on this site and anything that disturbs the status quo will unleash water run-off issues AND destabilize anything built on the site.

I'm sure I missed some things that came up at the end as I was starting to absorb too much of the geritol that was permeating the room.
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