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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You can give up one tennis court and nothing else. All of the angsting that this or that is going to be lost is hyperbole. Everyone who watches it understands that and it makes the opponents look foolish and obstructionist.[/quote]

And anyone with any sense knows that a public pool, its decks, and equipment simply will not fit in the footprint of one tennis court. Unless you are planning a pool that's roughly 10x8. In which case, enjoy the bathtub with it's capacity of 15 people at a time. [/quote]

Not to mention that the tennis courts sit under the drip line of some of the big oaks.  Even if you could confine the pool, pool house and other infrastructure to a tennis court footprint (or the footprint of all of the courts), which is doubtful, the construction would require serious excavating.  This would certainly damage the tree roots, resulting in the likely removal of a number of trees.  The tennis courts are thin asphalt which sit on a base of fill and gravel originally done years ago.  Excavation for a pool would be extensive and quite damaging to the tree canopy.[/quote]

Enough. About. The. Trees. Please. [/quote]

Really.  Do you think anyone wants a shady pool in shadow much of the day?  In a choice between a Hearst pool and Hearst trees, bring on the chain saws.[/quote]

These aren't regular tress.  They are magical trees. [/quote]

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