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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please keep in mind that the Murch community has been working very hard to get this renovation underway for at least five years. It is not as if these are new ideas. If getting NPS or historic preservation to allow more flexibility were viable options that would not have delayed the renovation for several more years, they would have been pursued more. The current building simply could not sustain the wait.[/quote]

But, this all new to the Lafayette community. The only info we have is that it's a possibility and that we were asked to weigh in on it. Kinda hard to do without any pertinent facts.[/quote]

The swing space options now on the table are even newer to the Murch community than to Lafayette. Murch has yet to be briefed on them, but the Lafayette community has been briefed at two separate meetings this week. So we don't know how to weigh in on it either. At least you have had a chance to weigh in. And at least you know where your kids will go to school next year. We don't.[/quote]

So basically DCPS/DGS is screwing over families in both schools. No need to make it us v. them.[/quote]

Right, screwing them over by renovating the schools their children attend.
Really unbelievable how entitled everyone is acting. Is there any self awareness in those communities?[/quote]

No, screwing them over by engaging in renovations without any planning, preparedness, or thought. One of the concerns is traffic with more families. That's a reasonable concern, but one that can be possibly be alleviated with bussing, changing traffic patterns, etc. But the first step is to know the scope of the problem. DGS proposed to ask DDOT to undertake a traffic study next week -- next week when schools are closed and there will be, therefore, no traffic to study.

DCPS/DGS has known that Murch needed renovations and therefore a place to swing for a very long time. It has also known that Lafayette's trailers would be available for a very long time. So why are we having this conversation now, a week before everyone goes away and a month before the decision needs to be made? The Lafayette community's first reaction is "holy shit what a lot of kids!" But maybe with some planning, there is a way to accommodate everyone safely. DCPS/DGS should have come up with a way to do it safely and then presented that to the communities, rather than announcing this vague plan and letting people's imaginations fill in worst case scenarios.[/quote]

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