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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be more concerned about the northern boundary (near Western Ave.), which may change to Lafayette.  Unlike living between Murch and Hearst, which is a very walkable area and close to public transportation, having to cross Connecticut to drop off at Lafayette will definitely affect a family's commute.  [/quote]

Murch has a weird dogleg that goes up to Western but the bulk stops at Military. The first proposal moved the southern boundary up to Cumberland (from Yuma). The second proposal moved the southern to Ablemarle and cut off the dog leg. A wide swath of the Murch lot is park service land meaning it is in useable for building unless the park service agrees. If they don't (and haven't so far) then the renovation will be smaller than what DCPS is projecting for enrollment. If that happens, I bet the southern boundary moves north again. It takes out heavily populated SFH and apartment buildings along CT. [/quote]

The current northern boundary of Murch goes to the DC line at Western bounded to the west by 41st Street and to the east at Connecticut.  The current proposed change would move the residences north of Military between 41st and CT to Lafayette.  Taking the PPs point, it might have made sense to draw the new boundary at Kanawha or Jocelyn so residences in the new building at Military and Kanawha would be IB for Lafayette.  Murch is more overcrowded and has less room to expand than Lafayette.[/quote]

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