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What's puzzling is why people think there's some nefarious motive behind Lab’s attempts to secure stable facilities for a nonprofit special education school. 
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I won't ascribe motives to anyone. But there has been some suspect conduct.

Let's see:

Lab has now tried three times to get the old Hardy School. Each time, the attempt was made in secrecy. When news came out, the public outcry caused it to be pulled back. The last time -- the one in December, the one that started this thread -- was a bill that was introduced on a Monday and voted on a Tuesday.

These attempts are like an orphan born of virgin birth, no one seems to want to be associated with them. The Mayor blamed the council, Mary Cheh blamed Grosso.

The terms of the deal are economically indistinguishable from a give-away, and do nothing to protect or advance the interest of the citizens of DC.

Ben Soto was treasurer of Muriel Bowser's mayoral campaign and a major fundraiser. His wife sits on the board of the Lab School.

No, nothing fishy here at all.[/quote]

If it were just a back-room deal it wouldn't be nearly the issue, that's just life in the big city.

The real problem is that DCPS obviously needs the space, it's irreplaceable, and it's gone for the rest of the natural life of anyone reading this. Even if it were truly a market-rate deal that would still be a problem.[/quote]

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