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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Murch parent here who would like to see a Ward 3 pool. However, I was talking last week with my neighbor  (geological engineer) who said he's familiar with the topography and hydrology of the Hearst area.  He said he's almost certain they'll have to find another pool site once the hydrology studies are completed.[/quote]

If the hyrdology issues were real, you wouldn't have the Sidwell gym that goes threes stories underground immediately across the street, nor would you have had the new construction at Hearst school. It is such a bogus NIMBY ploy and everyone but the people opposed to the pool see through it. The fact is, there are massive stormwater issues that need to be addressed one way or another. The presence of a pool doesn't impact those run off issues in any way, shape or form.

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Most of the southern half of Hearst Park is built on loose fill over springs.  There's some mapping data on a Neighbors for Hearst Park site about this.  The Sidwell buildings are uphill from the park, and their construction may even have made the hydrology situation worse for the park.  But that, as they say, is water under the bridge because DPR and DGS have to consider the hydrology situation now.[/quote]

We're not talking about redirecting the Mississippi here, people.  [/quote]

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