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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And a lot of folks want a pool. So there.

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Didn't the Casey Trees Foundation 2015 annual report card state that DC needs to take aggressive steps to preserve District-owned park green space and park tree canopy as a top environmental/conservation priority?

"We ask Mayor Bowser to:

Adopt a 50 percent canopy goal for all Department of Parks and Recreation managed properties.
--Initiate a planning process to create designs for neighborhood parks that incorporate more trees and better growing spaces, make parks safer and increase use.
--Prepare and execute an Open Space Plan that increases residential connections to city greenspace as called for by the Sustainable DC Plan.
--Place conservation easements on city-owned greenspaces to ensure they remain green for the continued benefit of future generations of Washingtonians."

Paving over two acres of Hearst Park for a pool (and the likely loss of mature oaks) would run contrary to this goal.[/quote]

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