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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best site for a Hearst pool is on the small astroturf field at the northern end of the park.  It's flat and accessible and not close to any houses.  The past couple of weekends the turf field was being used by groups of men who parked their MD-plated cars next to the playground, so if the pool displaced any users at that spot, they don't seem to be DC residents![/quote]

You mean tear up the 3 year old field that cost over $1,000,000 to build?  That's the best place?[/quote]

They built it for kids but its heavily used by men's teams from Maryland.  At least the tennis players seem to be D.C. residents because I've seen many walk. Let's balance the features that DC park users want.

I als agree that Turtle Park has a lot more ro M for a pool.  [/quote]

That turf field sees more use on a single school day than those tennis courts probably see in a month.  The Hearst kids are out there before school, during recess and after school.  Multiply that by 180 school days and that field is probably one of the most utilized rec fields in the city, without even counting weekend use which is also heavy. [/quote]

You can save the little field but build the pool on thr basketball court.  A court can be built on school land, if it's important.  Lord knows, if there's one thing that DC doesn't lack for, it's basketball courts![/quote]

This is correct.  I was looking at the park over the weekend, and a site east of the little turf field, about where the basketball court is, would be adequately sized for a pool.  Moreover, it would have superior accessibility.  If the basketball court needs to be replaced, it can be moved onto the DCPS portion of the site, possibly north of the existing  shelter.  [/quote]

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