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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know the planning history of this area. the neighborhood folks over the last 10 years have fought development of the MArtens site (too big!), and made life hell for Safeway to add apartments on top of a proposed store.  Just look at the decade long dabacle of building the new Giant down in Cathedral Heights.  Why would safeway bother when they can make a ton of money and development will be someone I support a new high school west of the park.  But Marion Barry will come back for a 5th and eternal term as mayor before the DC political climate is such that DCPS would spend $$ to buy property in NW when they are closing schools elsewhere. problem.   This is also the same crowd that fought for a year against a proposal for 6 story building on top of FH metro-finally approved at 5...and now sold to Pepco for a substation.  Tenleytown looks exactly the way the community wants it...stopped in time.[/quote]

I don't blame the Tenleytown neighbors for being skeptical of Safeway'large development proposal, particularly when they see the size and scale of Cathedral Commons.  It's unimpressive in design, will be filled with just more chain stores and chain restaurants (no independent businesses) and likely will create nasty traffic and parking problems on the side streets of McLean Gardens and the west side of Cleveland Park.   GDS seems to be a better alternative to yet another "town center" encroaching on a residential neighborood.[/quote]

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