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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]12:49 here again.  The comments to the article give some useful background.[/quote]

It’s really maddening.  The lack of transparency, the failure to seek multiple bidders, the likely self-dealing of Jack Evans — these were all noted issues at the time of the original deal!

It seems that the objections then went unaddressed, time faded the resistance, and Maret got their 10 years free access to land.

[b]So they are imaging the same thing will happen this time.  But I think they underestimate community anger.  [/quote][/b]

The community has changed a lot in the last 10 years. Many more families in ANC 2E are opting into the public schools, whereas they had traditionally been private school families. They are much more invested in the public schools and their extracurricular offerings; some of the most vocal organizers are Hardy families who are forced to send their kids to SE DC to play "home" athletic games. Hyde-Addison will likely be 70%+ in-bound within the next 5 years - it's changing much more rapidly than DCPS has predicted.[/quote]

Yeah but it’s a park not a school property. Why do you think it’s a school property?[/quote]

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