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Anonymous wrote:I call troll. OP is trying to stir up animosity towards an ANC candidate that serves on the Rosedale board. No one who is on the waiting list for a dog spot there is this ignorant. There are one or two people in all of these Cleveland Park-adjacent threads that are trying to divide the neighborhood and now are throwing around the NIMBY acronym. It’s sad.

If this is true, this a really sad person to try to anonymously impugn people online over something as meaningless as an ANC election. It is honestly really sad.

Yes, the poster has been busy in at least three or four threads talking about the candidate running against “Keith.” Who is Keith? Keith, call off you goon.

Keith Mantel a real estate agent running for ANC backed by Cleveland Park Smart Growth.

He was neither recruited nor is funded by Cleveland Park Smart Growth, so be careful with assertions. They endorsed him after he answered their candidate questionnaire to their liking. Keith's opponent - Rick of CP Historic Society and his many failed lawsuits - did not earn CPSG's support.

DP but are you confirming this bizarre attack on Rosedale is part of political hit job related to an ANC election and that your group is a part of and endorses that? Crazy that you seem to freely admit it and it’s honestly really sad. Seriously grow up.

I am not the OP. The regular CP Nimbys on here have attempted to make this (and everything!) about the ANC election. But I really enjoy a good conspiracy theory! Your theory is that this post is a hit job by smart growthers? Get some help.

Not sure how to get my head around this statement. Are you claiming that “CP NIMBYs” started this thread which tried to connect Rosedale, “NIMBYs” and an ANC election in the original post?!? That’s like saying that it was really Antifa, not MAGA, on January 6. Such a very Trumpy deflection tactic!

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Anonymous wrote:I call troll. OP is trying to stir up animosity towards an ANC candidate that serves on the Rosedale board. No one who is on the waiting list for a dog spot there is this ignorant. There are one or two people in all of these Cleveland Park-adjacent threads that are trying to divide the neighborhood and now are throwing around the NIMBY acronym. It’s sad.

If this is true, this a really sad person to try to anonymously impugn people online over something as meaningless as an ANC election. It is honestly really sad.

Yes, the poster has been busy in at least three or four threads talking about the candidate running against “Keith.” Who is Keith? Keith, call off you goon.

Keith Mantel a real estate agent running for ANC backed by Cleveland Park Smart Growth.

He was neither recruited nor is funded by Cleveland Park Smart Growth, so be careful with assertions. They endorsed him after he answered their candidate questionnaire to their liking. Keith's opponent - Rick of CP Historic Society and his many failed lawsuits - did not earn CPSG's support.

DP but are you confirming this bizarre attack on Rosedale is part of political hit job related to an ANC election and that your group is a part of and endorses that? Crazy that you seem to freely admit it and it’s honestly really sad. Seriously grow up.

I am not the OP. The regular CP Nimbys on here have attempted to make this (and everything!) about the ANC election. But I really enjoy a good conspiracy theory! Your theory is that this post is a hit job by smart growthers? Get some help.

Not sure how to get my head around this statement. Are you claiming that “CP NIMBYs” started this thread which tried to connect Rosedale, “NIMBYs” and an ANC election in the original post?!? That’s like saying that it was really Antifa, not MAGA, on January 6. Such a very Trumpy deflection tactic!

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Anonymous wrote:I call troll. OP is trying to stir up animosity towards an ANC candidate that serves on the Rosedale board. No one who is on the waiting list for a dog spot there is this ignorant. There are one or two people in all of these Cleveland Park-adjacent threads that are trying to divide the neighborhood and now are throwing around the NIMBY acronym. It’s sad.

If this is true, this a really sad person to try to anonymously impugn people online over something as meaningless as an ANC election. It is honestly really sad.

Yes, the poster has been busy in at least three or four threads talking about the candidate running against “Keith.” Who is Keith? Keith, call off you goon.

Keith Mantel a real estate agent running for ANC backed by Cleveland Park Smart Growth.

He was neither recruited nor is funded by Cleveland Park Smart Growth, so be careful with assertions. They endorsed him after he answered their candidate questionnaire to their liking. Keith's opponent - Rick of CP Historic Society and his many failed lawsuits - did not earn CPSG's support.

DP but are you confirming this bizarre attack on Rosedale is part of political hit job related to an ANC election and that your group is a part of and endorses that? Crazy that you seem to freely admit it and it’s honestly really sad. Seriously grow up.

I am not the OP. The regular CP Nimbys on here have attempted to make this (and everything!) about the ANC election. But I really enjoy a good conspiracy theory! Your theory is that this post is a hit job by smart growthers? Get some help.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Some of this has been helpful for understanding the dynamic at Rosedale - particularly the archived Washington Post article about the other buyer, and the Rosedale Board member's post about how the waitlist prioritized close neighbors (although I'm not sure what the perimeter is for that). I'm not sure if some of the defensiveness here is by people who actually live in the area or just trolls, but it does seem consistent with the attitudes on the CP listserv.

Considering that the park is often empty, I do hope that the Conservancy will think more about whether it's a welcoming environment for all and whether some policies could be adjusted to encourage more use of the park (by both dog and non-dog owners). Macomb and the Cathedral Grounds, for example, are very well used by a variety of people.

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Anonymous wrote:I call troll. OP is trying to stir up animosity towards an ANC candidate that serves on the Rosedale board. No one who is on the waiting list for a dog spot there is this ignorant. There are one or two people in all of these Cleveland Park-adjacent threads that are trying to divide the neighborhood and now are throwing around the NIMBY acronym. It’s sad.

If this is true, this a really sad person to try to anonymously impugn people online over something as meaningless as an ANC election. It is honestly really sad.

Yes, the poster has been busy in at least three or four threads talking about the candidate running against “Keith.” Who is Keith? Keith, call off you goon.

Keith Mantel a real estate agent running for ANC backed by Cleveland Park Smart Growth.

He was neither recruited nor is funded by Cleveland Park Smart Growth, so be careful with assertions. They endorsed him after he answered their candidate questionnaire to their liking. Keith's opponent - Rick of CP Historic Society and his many failed lawsuits - did not earn CPSG's support.

DP but are you confirming this bizarre attack on Rosedale is part of political hit job related to an ANC election and that your group is a part of and endorses that? Crazy that you seem to freely admit it and it’s honestly really sad. Seriously grow up.

CPSmart Growth and GGW have made a full time occupation of dominating the ANCs and taking down any candidates who they think won’t fall in line with their agenda. Their tactics continue to be divisive and insidious. Pay attention Cleveland Park. If you don’t like it be sure to vote.

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Anonymous wrote:When the ANC redistricting Task Force cut up historic Cleveland Park to reduce single family homeowners’ input on matters on Connecticut Avenue, people advocating for the gerrymandering said repeatedly on this board and elsewhere that single family homeowners blocks from Connecticut Avenue should butt out and focus on their own part of the “neighborhood,” as if Cleveland Park wasn’t one neighborhood. Guess that argument doesn’t apply here to the same divisive GGW/CP Smartgrowthers, trying to ram through their man Keith by whining about imagined exclusions for apartment dwellers on Connecticut Ave, the other side of the neighborhood. These same apartment dwellers currently hold 8 out of 9 ANC seats in Cleveland Park. Can’t exactly say they’re underrepresented.

8 of 9 are apartment dwellers? That will be news to a few of them, including Commissioner Dyer, Commissioner Hoyt, Commissioner Pagats, and Commissioner Siddiqui.

Also, please provide some links to people telling homeowners to butt out. Odds are you cannot because it didn't happen.

Looks like apartment, condo and alternative dwelling unit dwellers have significant representation on Cleveland Park’s ANC.

DC GIS Master Address Repository

Find your ANC by utilizing the Office of the Chief Technology Officer's Master Address Repository
ANC 3C SMD 01
Commissioner Lee Brian Reba
Secretary

2829 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 328-2212
3c01@anc.dc.gov

ANC 3C SMD 02
Commissioner Jason Fink

2701 Calvert Street, NW, Apt 509
Washington, DC 20008
(216)544-9972
3c02@anc.dc.gov

ANC 3C SMD 03
Commissioner Janell Pagats
Vice Chair

3100 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
(202) 656-7705
3C03@anc.dc.gov



ANC 3C SMD 04
Commissioner Robert “Beau” Finley
Chair

2801 Quebec Street NW, #632
Washington, DC 20008
(443) 863-8999
3c04@anc.dc.gov

ANC 3C SMD 05
Commissioner Sauleh Siddiqui
Treasurer

3446 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Apt 208
Washington, DC 20008
(240)840-8005
3C05@anc.dc.gov

ANC 3C SMD 06
Commissioner Adam Hoyt

3871 Rodman Street, NW, #F60
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 681-9919
3C06@anc.dc.gov

ANC 3C SMD 07
Commissioner Maureen Kinlan Boucher

3839 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20016
(202) 412-2842
3c07@anc.dc.gov

ANC 3C SMD 08
Commissioner Jocelyn Dyer

2720 36th Place NW
Washington, DC 20007
3c08@anc.dc.gov

ANC 3C SMD 09
Commissioner Nancy MacWood

3417 Woodley Road, NW
Washington, DC 20016
202-966-5333
202-966-5366 (fax)
3c09@anc.dc.gov

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Anonymous wrote:I call troll. OP is trying to stir up animosity towards an ANC candidate that serves on the Rosedale board. No one who is on the waiting list for a dog spot there is this ignorant. There are one or two people in all of these Cleveland Park-adjacent threads that are trying to divide the neighborhood and now are throwing around the NIMBY acronym. It’s sad.

If this is true, this a really sad person to try to anonymously impugn people online over something as meaningless as an ANC election. It is honestly really sad.

Yes, the poster has been busy in at least three or four threads talking about the candidate running against “Keith.” Who is Keith? Keith, call off you goon.

Keith Mantel a real estate agent running for ANC backed by Cleveland Park Smart Growth.

He was neither recruited nor is funded by Cleveland Park Smart Growth, so be careful with assertions. They endorsed him after he answered their candidate questionnaire to their liking. Keith's opponent - Rick of CP Historic Society and his many failed lawsuits - did not earn CPSG's support.

DP but are you confirming this bizarre attack on Rosedale is part of political hit job related to an ANC election and that your group is a part of and endorses that? Crazy that you seem to freely admit it and it’s honestly really sad. Seriously grow up.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Some of this has been helpful for understanding the dynamic at Rosedale - particularly the archived Washington Post article about the other buyer, and the Rosedale Board member's post about how the waitlist prioritized close neighbors (although I'm not sure what the perimeter is for that). I'm not sure if some of the defensiveness here is by people who actually live in the area or just trolls, but it does seem consistent with the attitudes on the CP listserv.

Considering that the park is often empty, I do hope that the Conservancy will think more about whether it's a welcoming environment for all and whether some policies could be adjusted to encourage more use of the park (by both dog and non-dog owners). Macomb and the Cathedral Grounds, for example, are very well used by a variety of people.

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Anonymous wrote:In reading this thread, I don’t see any disagreement about how valuable Rosedale is, how generous the community was to make it possible, that Rosedale can set whatever rules it wants, or the decision to prioritize people over pets.

The difference of opinion appears to be about *who* gets to bring their pooch, since there will be limits. Should that be close neighbors? People who can afford it? A lottery system? An income-based payment? How should Rosedale communicate how it makes these choices? If less of the budget comes from dog owners, how should Rosedale make up that shortfall?

I don’t have any idea what the right answers are. I do tend to agree with PPs that there’s an incongruity between how Rosedale positions itself and the waitlist, which is opaque and risks excluding people based on socioeconomics. Reflection and community listening would be meaningful.

How is this different from neighborhood pools all over the DMV or the Cleveland Park Club which often has a long waitlist?

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Anonymous wrote:I call troll. OP is trying to stir up animosity towards an ANC candidate that serves on the Rosedale board. No one who is on the waiting list for a dog spot there is this ignorant. There are one or two people in all of these Cleveland Park-adjacent threads that are trying to divide the neighborhood and now are throwing around the NIMBY acronym. It’s sad.

If this is true, this a really sad person to try to anonymously impugn people online over something as meaningless as an ANC election. It is honestly really sad.

Yes, the poster has been busy in at least three or four threads talking about the candidate running against “Keith.” Who is Keith? Keith, call off you goon.

Keith Mantel a real estate agent running for ANC backed by Cleveland Park Smart Growth.

He was neither recruited nor is funded by Cleveland Park Smart Growth, so be careful with assertions. They endorsed him after he answered their candidate questionnaire to their liking. Keith's opponent - Rick of CP Historic Society and his many failed lawsuits - did not earn CPSG's support.

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Anonymous wrote:When the ANC redistricting Task Force cut up historic Cleveland Park to reduce single family homeowners’ input on matters on Connecticut Avenue, people advocating for the gerrymandering said repeatedly on this board and elsewhere that single family homeowners blocks from Connecticut Avenue should butt out and focus on their own part of the “neighborhood,” as if Cleveland Park wasn’t one neighborhood. Guess that argument doesn’t apply here to the same divisive GGW/CP Smartgrowthers, trying to ram through their man Keith by whining about imagined exclusions for apartment dwellers on Connecticut Ave, the other side of the neighborhood. These same apartment dwellers currently hold 8 out of 9 ANC seats in Cleveland Park. Can’t exactly say they’re underrepresented.

8 of 9 are apartment dwellers? That will be news to a few of them, including Commissioner Dyer, Commissioner Hoyt, Commissioner Pagats, and Commissioner Siddiqui.

Also, please provide some links to people telling homeowners to butt out. Odds are you cannot because it didn't happen.

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Anonymous wrote:I call troll. OP is trying to stir up animosity towards an ANC candidate that serves on the Rosedale board. No one who is on the waiting list for a dog spot there is this ignorant. There are one or two people in all of these Cleveland Park-adjacent threads that are trying to divide the neighborhood and now are throwing around the NIMBY acronym. It’s sad.

If this is true, this a really sad person to try to anonymously impugn people online over something as meaningless as an ANC election. It is honestly really sad.

Yes, the poster has been busy in at least three or four threads talking about the candidate running against “Keith.” Who is Keith? Keith, call off you goon.

Keith Mantel a real estate agent running for ANC backed by Cleveland Park Smart Growth.

He was neither recruited nor is funded by Cleveland Park Smart Growth, so be careful with assertions. They endorsed him after he answered their candidate questionnaire to their liking. Keith's opponent - Rick of CP Historic Society and his many failed lawsuits - did not earn CPSG's support.

DP but are you confirming this bizarre attack on Rosedale is part of political hit job related to an ANC election and that your group is a part of and endorses that? Crazy that you seem to freely admit it and it’s honestly really sad. Seriously grow up.