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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You might win more of them over if you stopped calling the SFH owners in historic Cleveland Park entitled racists. Sounds like you don’t actually know many of them.  [/quote]

Not sure who this is directed to. I don't see anyone calling them racists.[/quote]

The chairman of Cleveland Park Smart Growth, who is also the principal force behind the Ward 3 Task Force redistricting plan, has been claiming for some time that Cleveland Park's historic district somehow perpetuates racial exclusion.  This is pretty rich, considering that Fabrizio Ward was the top pollster for Donald Trump.   And his polling work with Manafort and Kilimnik to help a Putin puppet return to power in Ukraine doesn't exactly say "inclusion" and "equity", either.  What is the Russian word for chutzpah?
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There is a difference between saying that the zoning and historic districts are rooted in racism and exclusionary tactics and calling current residents racist, which no one has actually done, despite the claims here to the contrary. Fact: the zoning and covenants are rooted in racism. Does that mean we should continue with the racist zoning practices that keep people out? The covenants were banned. Why not also adjust the zoning?[/quote]

Says the developer…. Fact: I have witnessed accusations of racism made toward and about current CP historic SFH residents as a group when they take a position that doesn’t align with the CP smart growth pro-density, pro-developer agenda several times in different contexts. It does not win over thoughtful people to your cause. [/quote]

Yes, the R word and the environment emotionally appeal to their green and woke supporters . Developers will be long gone when ward 3 is paved over with luxury condos.[/quote]

Seems like the same induviduals, groups and aligned ANC Commissioners support any kind of development whether doubling a SFH, cutting down trees, building on green space. It seems inconsistent on the environmental side. [/quote]

This again - what green space has been built on in Ward 3?

What trees have been cut down in Ward 3 to enable new development?[/quote]

Just recently, two ANC commissioners asked the Hist Preservation Review Board to pause a developer's application to redevelop the Marriott Wardman property.  The developer plans to build more-or-less in the area of the closed hotel and keep the green space along Woodley Rd. that is used by school groups and the community.  The two ANC commissioners didn't raise arguments related to the HPRB's purview, but they did state that they are pro-Smart Growth and urged that the developer build 2x or 3x the proposed number of units, including on the Woodley green.  Such environmentalism!  The HPRB kept asking them to discuss the historic elements rather than espouse their personal views for dense development.[/quote]

Here is the recording of the HPRB hearing.  The two ANC commissioners come across as unprepared, disengaged with the issue before the board, and explicitly offering their own views rather than those of the constituents that they are supposed represent.  Mr. Fink even suggests that the ANC is not a forum for community engagement.  If Woodley Park residents listen to their two commissioners "in action," they likely will have serious questions about whether these commissioners are doing their job.

Proposed Marriott Wardman Development

02:45:00 ANC Commissioner Pagats
03:03:00 ANC Commissioner Fink

https://play.champds.com/dczoning/event/325[/quote]

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