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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn't so much a comment on Hearst, but I was over by Wilson H.S. yesterday and feel strongly that the outdoor ward pool should be at Fort Reno.  When you think of it, the 'circus maximus' in front of Wilson is like Ward 3's central square.  It's truly in the middle of the ward.  The ward's only high school is right there, as well as the indoor aquatic facility.  There's a busy Metro stop there, and it's a central bus area, with perhaps the most bus lines going through or by it in Ward 3.  The ward's largest schools besides Wilson, Deal and Janney, are there.  There's a major branch library, for activities before or after swimming.  Fort Reno is one of the largest outdoor athletic and recreation areas in the ward.  Much additional density in the form of apartments and condos are being added within a short walking distance, some of it right by Fort Reno.  There are many food and retail options nearby.  There's lots of garage, offstreet and street parking right there.  By any logical measure, it is the best location for a best-in-class, outdoor pool that serves our ward.[/quote]

It would be the best place for a pool.  However it has [b]unequivocally been ruled out [/b]and we need to move on.

As has been discussed ad nauseum in this thread Hearst is still a pretty good location for a pool.  Perfect should not be the enemy of good.

BTW the community fought locating putting a pool at Ft Reno in the late 1960's.[/quote]

This party line to shut down discussion of Fort Reno has to stop.  There are discussions underway, including through E.H. Norton's office and the National Park Service, to lease or enter into use agreements for a DC pool and other recreational facilities at Fort Reno and other properties owned by NPS.  Mary Cheh is aware of these discussions.  This isn't a question of the perfect versus the good.  It's a matter of what makes the most sense from a planning, transportation, recreational, fiscal responsibility, engineering and environmental perspective.  It's not even close.[/quote]

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