Anonymous wrote:I really detest the mean spirited selfish nearby Hearst residents who are trying to put up barriers to people using "their" park and parking on "their" streets.

Anonymous wrote:The entitled even more whiny Ward 3 grandmother, apparently.

Anonymous wrote:This post is as much about the Hearst rec center and Hearst school. This week's NW Current reports that DC Parks & Rec is planning a renovation of Hearst park, to include an outdoor pool and changing structure, renovation of the big field and tennis courts and even a dog park. The question is where they'll put the pool without moving it next to the Hearst playground area. The tennis courts and field cover a lot of the property, so it's hard to see where a pool would go. There would be pluses and minuses if they put the pool up next to the old park shelter where the portable classroom structure is located now. I suppose the school parking lot will double as parking for the pool, which would be most heavily used during the summer when school is out.

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Anonymous wrote:That's great, but in the meantime, particularly on weekends, no one is parking illegally in on Quebec, Idaho and Rodman. The fact that the PP openly admits to complaining while claiming not to complain shows the absolute entitlement of these close by neighbors.

Really shameful.

It would seem that Whiny Ward 3 Pool Mom is acting like the entitled one!

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Anonymous wrote:But there are options and opportunity to push for a full size field. But if you get it, don't continue to complain about the constant usage from Stoddert and other leagues. That complaining has been going on for years from the immediate neighbors.

The field is heavily used now, and no one is complaining. The complaints stemmed from (1) years ago, Stoddert would fence-in the field using orange mesh fencing to keep folks off the field all summer, and seasonally when not in use...not a good use of a public field; and (2) Stoddert didn't do a good job of educating parents about parking, so folks would park mostly on Quebec and Rodman, causing parking congestion for the neighbors who lived on those streets, rather than encouraging folks to park on 37th, which means folks have to walk down a flight of stairs...but this just takes regular communications each fall and spring with the new crop of parents.

DPR put up the fencing, not Stoddert.

They're public streets. Members of the public can park wherever they want.

Some streets are zoned Residential Permit Parking during the week. DC plans to test extending RPP to some weekend hours in Cleveland Park and some other areas.

Anonymous wrote:That's great, but in the meantime, particularly on weekends, no one is parking illegally in on Quebec, Idaho and Rodman. The fact that the PP openly admits to complaining while claiming not to complain shows the absolute entitlement of these close by neighbors.

Really shameful.

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Anonymous wrote:But there are options and opportunity to push for a full size field. But if you get it, don't continue to complain about the constant usage from Stoddert and other leagues. That complaining has been going on for years from the immediate neighbors.

The field is heavily used now, and no one is complaining. The complaints stemmed from (1) years ago, Stoddert would fence-in the field using orange mesh fencing to keep folks off the field all summer, and seasonally when not in use...not a good use of a public field; and (2) Stoddert didn't do a good job of educating parents about parking, so folks would park mostly on Quebec and Rodman, causing parking congestion for the neighbors who lived on those streets, rather than encouraging folks to park on 37th, which means folks have to walk down a flight of stairs...but this just takes regular communications each fall and spring with the new crop of parents.

DPR put up the fencing, not Stoddert.

They're public streets. Members of the public can park wherever they want.

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Anonymous wrote:But there are options and opportunity to push for a full size field. But if you get it, don't continue to complain about the constant usage from Stoddert and other leagues. That complaining has been going on for years from the immediate neighbors.

The field is heavily used now, and no one is complaining. The complaints stemmed from (1) years ago, Stoddert would fence-in the field using orange mesh fencing to keep folks off the field all summer, and seasonally when not in use...not a good use of a public field; and (2) Stoddert didn't do a good job of educating parents about parking, so folks would park mostly on Quebec and Rodman, causing parking congestion for the neighbors who lived on those streets, rather than encouraging folks to park on 37th, which means folks have to walk down a flight of stairs...but this just takes regular communications each fall and spring with the new crop of parents.

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Anonymous wrote:5) "likely", more like a possibility, but not definite

All of the proposals presented so far show a dramatically smaller field. Like half the area.

So it's just "a possibility" until it happens. Then it's "likely."

Once it happens it's not likely, it's accomplished.

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Anonymous wrote:But there are options and opportunity to push for a full size field. But if you get it, don't continue to complain about the constant usage from Stoddert and other leagues. That complaining has been going on for years from the immediate neighbors.

The field is heavily used now, and no one is complaining. The complaints stemmed from (1) years ago, Stoddert would fence-in the field using orange mesh fencing to keep folks off the field all summer, and seasonally when not in use...not a good use of a public field; and (2) Stoddert didn't do a good job of educating parents about parking, so folks would park mostly on Quebec and Rodman, causing parking congestion for the neighbors who lived on those streets, rather than encouraging folks to park on 37th, which means folks have to walk down a flight of stairs...but this just takes regular communications each fall and spring with the new crop of parents.