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When the building is done it will be an asset to the whole community, used year-round. [/quote]

This is actually a sore subject. DCPS buildings are not, in general, available for the community to use. I don't know about Ellington, but [b[b]]try using any DCPS field[/b], gym or auditorium. It's virtually impossible.[/b]  I take that back, I have tried to use the Ellington field, not available to the general public.

DC is the only place I've ever lived where you wouldn't be laughed out of the room for suggesting that the public can't use a building that their tax dollars paid for when the kids aren't using it.[/quote]

I don't know how honest your statement is PP. I live near McKinley and people are always using the al the time for soccer and pickup soccer. I use the track myself for jogging, as does others. Langley school auditorium has been used in the past couple summers for a STEM camp, that is not sponsored by DCPS.  The community has used the pools at Wilson for decades, and now the pools at Dunbar have been opened to the public during non-school hours. The tennis courts at Brookland MS are open to the public during school hours as long as the school is not using them at the time. Those are just a few examples that I know about, I am sure there are others.  [/quote]

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