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The Hearst Playground area is one of the few spaces in this area it could go, and the empty space would be better if put to use.
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What is this "empty space" of which you speak? Most of the opposition seems to be centered around the fact that some existing users would be displaced.[/quote]

There is no "empty space" at Hearst which would be sufficient for even a smallish pool, deck and pool house.  Something's gotta' give, and that means at least a major portion of the soccer field, upland playground or tennis courts.   The soccer filed is one of the most heavily used spaces for youth soccer in NW.  I assume that putting the pool on the playground site would be unacceptable to many families, especially in the Hearst School community.  Apart from the fact that the tennis courts are a much-used community recreational resource, the footprint of the current courts is under the drip line of the large, mature trees.  That means that, with the excavation required for a pool and related infrastructure built at the tennis courts location, some number of trees would have to come down as part of construction.   [/quote]

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