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Today , well, thanks to the DC Builder's Assoc getting the HPRB lined with its nominees ( thanks to Gray) its open season....build whatever you want as long as it has a sprinkler system. Pretty soon there will be a roof deck overlooking the Washington monument and condos being built in Arlington cemetary.
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This is pretty funny.  The most "conservative" members of HPRB were nominated by Grey, and people all over town reject new historic districts because of their limits on property rights.  Further, people complain about all of the bland architecture in the city, both within and beyond historic districts.[/quote]

The above is untrue. 6/9 current HPRB members were nominated, NOT by any  historic preservation group, but by the DC Builders Association Lobby, who contributed big time to Gray campaign.

FYI, The Mayor is supposed to nominate new HPRB members as they expire , which is staggered to be no more than 3 in one year. Gray was sent a couple dozen names beginning in 2010 as 1, 2 and then a 3rd name expired, but Gray did not send those nominees ( all highly qualified preservationists) on to the city council for confirmation because they were Committe of 100 nominees and the DC Builders Assoc did not want them on the HPRB. So, the DC Builders assoc being big contrutors to Gray campaign, Gray continued to hold the nominees  names back ( he had his orders, right)  By the of 2010 the HPRB could not hear cases because they lacked a quorum, then Gray sends all DC Building Assoc nominees to the City Council for review and appointment.

Kind of a forced coup: " these are my nominees, take them or let teh HPRB continue to not hear cases because the seats are vacant". So now we have a HPRB lined with Urban planners and Architects , all DC Building Assoc nominees, and they are rubber stamping any old design that comes down the pike. Its not a Historic Preservation review board anymore, its a building review board. period and before you know it DC is going to look just like Crysal City or Silver Spring.

Yes, its true, Mayor Gray wants a "green city" cha ching, cha ching...

This kind of corruption is why Congress will never grant DC statehood[/quote]

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