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[quote=Anonymous]The difference is that Hearst is public space, programmed by DPR to serve the taxpayers of the District. What Sidwell or Hearst DCPS do has absolutely no bearing on what Hearst DPR does. It has a program to fill and needs to provide services to the residents of the city (ie Ward) where there are gaps as it relates to services in other parts of the city. That can be senior services, fencing classes (like people in Cleveland Park travel to Chevy Chase to take) or Yoga and yes, an outdoor pool.

It simply isn't a heavily used park, despite your constant claims that it is. You want to keep it that way. We get it. But unless you become Queen, you do not get to dictate how the park is used or by whom. It just doesn't work that way.

If you don't like it, I can about guarantee that there will be a bidding war for your house with people who actually want a pool and expanded city services at Hearst.

And to the person who said there was no study, I can't claim to know that, but someone upthread posted a DPR study indicated that need to place two outdoor pools west of Rock Creek Park.

It has already been hashed why some of the other parks won't work. There just aren't that many left to consider, but claiming it needs to go somewhere else is an elitist attitude. Just because the 20 or so closest residents may oppose this doesn't mean that it isn't for the greater good.

This is a once in a generation opportunity to get an outdoor pool close to where we live. Everyone who wants to see this happen should let their ANC Commissioner and Mary Cheh know that you support this.

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