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Consternation, no.  But definitely strong concern about losing a large sports field, tennis courts and very mature trees to a pool and surrounding concrete decks.  And puzzlement about where people will park on non-arterial streets zoned for RPP and school use during the week, unless Hearst E.S. makes its adjacent parking lot available.  [/quote]

Most of the time the pool would be open, neither Hearst nor Sidwell would be in session. There is a huge stretch of 37th Street which is unzoned where people who would drive could park very easily. Parking is a non-issue. And if the concern is non-RPP, then that is a on-issue. Most other areas have their own pool - people would need to go out of ward to swim. However, those in the ward would be limited by parking on Wisconsin Avenue or other areas that don't require RPP.

Maybe [b]if the neighbors had worked collaboratively with Sidwell[/b], the school would allow visitors to use the huge, empty in the summer garage.

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In fact, the relationship between the neighborhood and Sidwell has been very positive collaborative.  Sidwell basically agreed to implement the traffic and parking mitigation measures requested by the neighborhood in connection with its campus expansion.  As a result, not one party testified against Sidwell's application at the zoning board, which is pretty unheard of for an institution seeking a special exception.

That said, the Sidwell parking garage is used for programs throughout the summer and its placement along Wisconsin avenue means that the public would have to exit up and garage ramps and walk around the outside of the campus to reach Hearst Park.  Hearst School itself has a parking lot that is next to the park.  As public property, that presumably will be available to park users after school and in the summer.  [/quote]

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