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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they build it, they should make it as functional and aesthetically pleasing as possible. Personally, I think the location is odd. It seems sort of random to have it in that corner. That's the part that "looks funny" to me. I could see if it were closer to the school/playground and other big works. Wherever they are placing it I hope it has the design, functionality and maintenance plan to make this all have been worth it.[/quote]

Exactly - they should have placed the pool just west of the Hearst shelter, where it would have been accessible via a gradual ramp from the Hearst school parking lot (largely unused during summer and weekends).  That would also have moved the pool and infrastructure to a location distant from most surrounding homes, and would not have required disturbing the tennis courts. It also would have put the fenced pool area closer to the playground, which would be more convenient for families with kids.

Instead they are sandwiching the pool in at the corner of two steep slopes, which requires building (and maintaining) and elevator tower to the street. The site is constrained and is largely in shade -- or at least it was until DC began cutting down a lot of trees.  The pool is in the location that is closest to the most number of nearby homes and most distant from any off-street parking.[/quote]

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