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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look at Hearst Park on Google maps (earth view).  Then consider that the pool that DC is proposing, together with deck and pool house, is supposed to fit within the footprint of one tennis court.  As a 'yard' stick, look to the Sidwell football field next door, and note that the proposed Hearst pool and infrastructure would fit between the 10 and 20 yard lines and the long axis of the field.  When viewed against these dimensions, DC's plan seems quite ridiculous and not worth the cost for such a small pool (assuming that DC is being truthful on dimensions).  It almost seems like just a bureaucratic check-the-box exercise.  ("Ward 3 pool. Check.") Instead, let DC continue the recent engagement with the National Park Service and build a proper-sized facility at Fort Reno Park.[/quote]

OMG this again.

What engagement with NPS?  They have repeatedly rejected putting a pool at Ft Reno.  And even if they hadn't it would take years longer to build and might require congressional action.

All while we have a perfectly suitable site at Hearst.

If you want to look at satellite shots look at Volta Park - it has the same size pool as proposed for Hearst and a pool house and it has a tennis court immediately adjacent to the pool so you can see the relative sizes of everything.

I've read your post 3 times and still don't understand why I'm looking across the street at Sidwell to size up what will fit at Hearst.

Everyone gets that the neighbors don't want a pool at Hearst but repeating the same ridiculous arguments doesn't make them sound or true.[/quote]

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