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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My family made the opposite choice -- to live in a historic district.  I agree that the city is big enough to have both to give people choices.[/quote]

The same.  We value having a historic district in the neighborhood.  And when we renovated and enlarged our house the process was not burdensome at all.[/quote]

The hysteria from the people opposed to historic designation is rather astounding.[b] It really isn't that big of a deal[/b], and frankly, it generally improves the overall quality of home renovations.[/quote]

So why do it?[/quote]

Why not? There are a lot of unique neighborhoods in DC, Chevy Chase is one of them. Why not celebrate a streetcar suburb of DC? It won't impact the proposals  for the community center, but it will "stabilize" the 100+ year old homes on either side of CT Ave.[/quote]

That’s a load of BS.  There is nothing that needs “stabilizing”…and it absolutely is being promoted as a tool to block/impede the community center development.

Just be honest about it.[/quote]

Have you seen the development in the Shaw Historic District? Or the 14th Street Historic District? Or the Anacostia Historic District? Being in a historic District does not block or impede development. If that is the reason the proponents have filed their application, they will be in for a surprise.[/quote]

Why is the development lobby, GGW, “Cleveland Park Smart Growth” (2+ miles from CCDC!), etc. fighting so hard to stop a relatively small Chevy Chase historic district?[/quote]

They equate a CCDC historic district with racial segregation and gaslight those who oppose their development agenda as opposing racial and economic diversity. [/quote]

Of course.  When you are all out of ideas, simply accuse people of racism and then expect them to waste time and energy trying to prove that they aren’t racist.  If they don’t take the bait, claim that their silence is proof and declare victory in the imaginary argument.[/quote]

When you don't want to engage with the data, simply claim that people are wrongly accusing you of racism.[/quote]

What “data” do you engage with and what is the source?[/quote]

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