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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The pool should go in the corner over by the tennis courts. They need to renovate/expand/modernize the Hearst Rec facility! That cottage is historic but it is too small and hazardous, cramped bathrooms & too small inside in winter for the [b]60 kids that use it for aftercare during the school year. [/b]They need to put the safety of the kids FIRST. The Rec kids go to Hearst but were not allowed to use the gym to exercise in winter because DCPS/Rec can't manage to cooperate in a timely manner. [/quote]

The first priority of Hearst Park, like all other DC parks, should be to serve the needs of the immediately surrounding community.  The Hearst Rec aftercare program doesn't really serve neighborhood kids, so it's unfair that heavily used local amenities like the tennis courts be sacrificed for an after care use that could easily be carried on at a different location.[/quote]

The DPR "Rec" aftercare should not be a priority for these long-term park decisions, given the small number of children and families impacted by that programming. The park is used by the entire school and surrounding community while very few have access to the "Rec" programming.[/quote]

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