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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are panhandlers and homeless people near every metro station in DC. Literally. A family shelter is not going to change the panhandling situation. We live in a city, everyone. If you're bothered by urban living, it's perfectly acceptable to move to the suburbs. [/quote]

What probably bothers many residents in Cathedral Heights and McLean Gardens, whose area is semi-suburban more than urban, is that these aspects of "urban living" and the problems associated with it, are being introduced into the neighborhood by Mary Cheh and DC bureaucrats without benefit of a robust public process.[/quote]

What do you mean "without the benefit of a robust public process"?  
You do know almost all of the DC Council hearings are public and they invite the public to testify or to submit written testimony.
Whining about stuff on social media (which is all people seem willing to do) isn't exactly an effective way to alert councilmembers of ones thoughts/sentiments.  [/quote]

Even most advocates for the shelter would say it was rushed.  There was one "unofficial" stage managed meeting by Mary Cheh about the Idaho Ave site and one DC council hearing at which all of the sites were voted up or down as a package.  That was not at all a usual public process with meetings and hearings in which impacts and alternatives are considered.  [/quote]

Not true - this was discussed at multiple ANC meetings where city officials were present.  There were also multiple Council Hearings.

Also please find me an advocate who thinks the process was rushed?

Being unhappy with the outcome does not mean the process was flawed.  It just means you are unhappy with the outcome.[/quote]

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