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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The fact of the matter is that there were two viable options for relocating Ellington. 1 is the empty school on U Street by the metro station and the other would have been to co-locate, either with Cardozo or Roosevelt.

Both the U Street school and Cardozo are metro accessible locations that are at the heart of the historic epicenter of the DC Arts scene, going back to when the heroes of modern blues and jazz, like Duke Ellington himself, would play at the stages and clubs on U Street.

It is such a crime that the city and Ellington Board didn't see THAT symbolism and produce a solution that would have provided the students with a ready showcase and opportunity to be a part of the new scene on U Street.

Instead, we have this $200 fiasco that forces people to drive and students who don't drive much extra travel time to get to the campus.

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This. This is half of it, the other half is the level of political interference, if not outright corruption/bribery, that would have been necessary for the Ellington leadership and board to avoid these sensible alternatives in favor of the ludicrously expensive option of staying put. [b]My personal guess is that this was more a case of influence than actual bribery[/b] of mayor and council, but I wouldn't rule out corruption. Either way it's terrible. 
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Agreed, but that's criminal too.[/quote]

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