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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With our modern thoughtful library designs I'm not sure why an outdoor pool couldn't be scenic. There are beautiful hotel pools,w hy not beautiful city pools?[/quote]

Is this a joke? Have you seen the monstrosity they built in Tenleytown? That library is hideous. [/quote]

I don't hate it. Tenleytown in general is hideous (and I live there). There is a LOT of wasted space in the atrium, true. Personally, if we want things to be less hideous we could start by Mary Cheh and our ANC organizing the local businesses to contribute to scrape off the disgraceful amount of gum from the sidewalks (the business community pooled their resources to hire a machine and do this with success in Mt. Pleasant) and put in some flower baskets. The new library is not the problem for me. The grime and filth are. Also, how about some landscaping on all those city owned grassy medians? C'mon local pols. Aesthetics are part of quality of life.[/quote]

The Tenleytown Main Street has a Clean Team that is doing just as you suggest. Maybe you aren't paying attention.[/quote]

Since you are, perhaps you can elucidate how long they have been in operation and what they do? When I contacted my representatives, I was told there is a person who cleans up litter (and I'm thankful; with the foot traffic and people who think nothing of tossing their fast express food waste streetside it's needed). When I last checked this past year, there was zero plan to clean the pervasive gum stains which have built up so that the main Tenleytown shopping drag looks like a tar pits. If this has since been enacted, please enlighten.[/quote]

Since you are using a computer, I assume you heard of a search engine?

http://tenleytownmainstreet.org/

Ask them. But I have seen the crew out on the Avenue for the past year. They are great guys and have done a lot for our neighborhood. Maybe rather than complain about everything, understand that your neighbors have been proactive in trying to make things better.[/quote]

Are you a board member?  [/quote]

No, but the organization has been visible and received a lot of coverage in the NW Current.[/quote]

You just seem weirdly defensive  and affronted about people in the neighborhood not knowing about an organization that has existed since 2015. Even my Ward 3 rep and ANC did not mention it when I contacted them, so perhaps continued visibility will help. I agree it is a great idea, though I do think that sidewalk gum cleaning should fall under the city wide purview as it is a city wide problem.[/quote]

I don't know how or why you read defensive or affronted in my posts. You were complaining about something that others in the neighborhood have taken a direct action on, there has been a lot of coverage and visibility around it and yet you continue to complain. [/quote]

I'm glad there is a neighborhood business beautification and development group, though it is clearly very new. Whether it is more than a flashy website remains to be seen. Last I checked there was gum all over the sidewalks in Tenley. This group would need to invest in a cleaning machine, regular schedule and volunteer or hired personnel. It's fantastic if they have the wherewithal to do this, and if they've already begun I applaud it. However, I personally think clean and maintained sidewalks are a city wide responsibility and the city should pool its resources and have a crew for this. We pay plenty in taxes and there are people looking for work. Good day to you. [/quote]

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