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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the folks who demand an outdoor pool are the outrageous elitists. When I was a kid my Mother took us to public pools all over the city. What the ward 3 pool people are saying is that they want a pool of their own so that they don't have to see other people from other parts of the city. There are plenty of pools in this city but they serve the kind of diverse populations that a pool in Cleveland Park won't serve. If you don't think that is the unarticulated reasoning behind a ward 3 pool  then you are too naive for words.[/quote]

No, the city has an obligation to provide services to its residents. There is no reason why any families would need to travel across the city to come to an outdoor pool in Ward 3 just like there is no reason why anyone in Ward 3 should need to drive to someone else's neighborhood to enjoy an outdoor swim in the summer. We pay taxes - the same taxes as people in trukey thicket or Anacostia. Why shouldn't we have a pool too? YOu are just scared that "they" are going to come to your neighborhood.[/quote]

No real dog in this fight and in general terms who doesn't want to have a pool?  But it's pretty clear that no analysis was done of the Hearst Park site, the DC agencies are publicly taking pains to say that they weren't involved in the siting decision, and everyone seems afraid to release even basic concept plans because a pool likely won't fit there without removing existing facilities and trees.[/quote]

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