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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The “Foxhall Community Citizens Association” - read, a few people who live in the neighborhood and get their jollies from claiming to represent others without their permission - have sent a letter to Bowser and the council asking that the lease be renewed. What is confusing me, though, is whether they did this because: (a) LAB gave their “association” a fat donation; (b) they think public school kids are dirty and smelly and they want to be as far away from them as possible; or (c) both? As a resident of that neighborhood, i am extremely pissed that they are claiming to represent me.[/quote]

Is this the letter that you are talking about (page 6)?

http://foxhall.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/March-2019_FCCA_6.pdf

I don't think it really says what you think it says- they talk about wanting to be involved in the discussions and wanting to keep it either a private or public school[/quote]

It was pretty clear from the meeting last night that the FCCA board thinks its more important for them to feel important than to serve the kids in their neighborhood. [/quote]

This.  They are back peddling now. [/quote]

I don't get the sense the FCCA board will back peddle. In fact, I think they're planning to dig in further for some ridiculously foolish reason. I think fellow residents of the FCCA area need to keep voicing their opposition to the FCCA letter and their support for making the Old Hardy School a public elementary school serving their community. Hearing that the board agrees with in principle is not enough: they need to start acting in support of making the site a public elementary. [/quote]

So I admit I don’t know much about DC politics, but does it matter?  Does this FCCA entity have any actual power?  It seems the ANCs are supposed to be the hyperlocal entities and are actually elected by the residents whereas this seems to be a voluntary admission club of some
Sort. [/quote]

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