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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live about a mile away from Hearst.  I'm all for a pool there, because it would be an extra place for me and my kids to swim in the summer.

But quite frankly, if I lived in the Hearst neighborhood, I wouldn't want a pool there, because it will draw lots of additional people, cars, trash, maintenance trucks, etc.  [b]It's sort of like having a high school in your neighborhood [/b]- seems great at first, but it actually is something of a nuisance for people who live there.[/quote]

Thank you for your refreshing candor - and understanding of others' situation.[/quote]

I don't understand that comment since there is a high school across the street from Hearst.[/quote]

Yes, and from what I hear from friends who live near there, having Hearst and the private school there is a bit of a PITA because of the extra traffic.  Fortunately, from what I'm told, both Hearst and the private school are pretty good neighbors and work to minimize disruption by pressuring the families driving there to be respectful of the neighbors.  But a public pool is just adding on another layer of potential disruption.  And also, in contrast to the schools' students, the people visiting the pool are transitory visitors who won't be as subject to encouragement to respect the neighbors.[/quote]

Sidwell Friends has to live under restricitve special exception conditions.  While Hearst may be well-meaning, it doesn't have to do jack for the neighbors.[/quote]

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