I love Cheh's office. It's so Trumpy. Any negative mention of her is countered with a blame the neighbors comment. I hope everyone in 20016 remembers to vote against Cheh in the next election.

The neighbors asked for all of the weeds and weed trees to be cleared out. that happened at a meeting with DPR like 5 years ago. Those were not heritage trees or anything other than weeds gone amuck over 50 years.

Anonymous wrote:The whole place looks much better now. There is no question about that. The trees that they took out allows more sun on the field and will allow ground level shrubs and grass to thrive.

However, that building is so ugly. And, as almost everyone predicted, the project ran really really long. Three years? Why?

I am thrilled that they have real grass on the field. I hope that they finally figured out how to grade the field.

It's becoming clear that the DC government unilaterally decided nearly to clear-cut the Hearst Park slopes to turn this once shady park into a sunny site for a swimming pool.

Cheh should definitely be accountable for the environmental travesty of destroying a sylvan green space and turning it into a heat island. Hundreds of trees have been removed and a concrete complex has been built in the south side of Hearst. Once a carbon sink, Hearst has seen its carbon footprint increase substantially. DC has one of the highest rates of childhood asthma in the nation, and it's challenging enough to get a tree canopy to grow in much of our city. To willfully destroy a mature green canopy, in a public park no less, is essentially environmental crime.

Cheh owns this, and at least she needs to demand that DGS/DPR develop an accelerated plan to reforest the park, including the slopes!

It will help if people keep their dogs off of it.

The whole place looks much better now. There is no question about that. The trees that they took out allows more sun on the field and will allow ground level shrubs and grass to thrive.

However, that building is so ugly. And, as almost everyone predicted, the project ran really really long. Three years? Why?

I am thrilled that they have real grass on the field. I hope that they finally figured out how to grade the field.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DPW, DGS or some combination of DC bureacronyms issued a statement to a local ANC that the landscaping plan at Hearst Park is nearly complete. If so, that means that there is obviously no plan to reforest Hearst Park and restore its once-wonderful shady tree canopy. There seems to be no intention of hiding the incredibly ugly building that looks like a utility substation constructed on the edge of the historic district and of softening and screening the barren views of the concrete pool complex with new trees and shrubs planted on the western and southern park slopes. Hey, Cheh, what do you say about that?

The only trees cut down were 50 year old weed trees that never should have been there in the first place. The shade that was there from the grand trees that line the field are still there. Please just stop with the misinformation and nonsense.

What species?

Anonymous wrote:Oh, hey, someone who signs their name who understands where responsibility for the project lies

https://groups.io/g/clevelandpark/message/178771

I have several questions regarding this, first and foremost is the field. Does the certificate of occupancy mean tha the field is completed? There is a fence around the field still. In September of 2019, I wrote and asked that the work on the field be completed first to allow the neighborhood use of the field sooner. DPR told me this was not possible for safety reasons, yet now there is a smaller fence all around the field. We are now going on 3 years without use of the field and I do not see an end date for this. It seems that since day one, the emphasis has been on the pool and nothing else. Can the tennis courts be used? Are we really just talking about a pool that cannot be used this season anyway?

Will any heads roll at DPR? This project has been a fiasco since day one with DPR not responding to neighbors since fall of 2019. Since the city is able to take down heritage trees willy nilly on this site, why can’t the rest of the neighborhood do the same?

Clearly a person who wouldn't know a heritage tree if it fell on her during a global pandemic.

I agree that the "view" needs to be softened. And I fear this is the best it will ever look. Those plastic white chairs will get dingy, the blue stripes are incongrous, the windows on that elevator will never be cleaned etc etc etc

Anonymous wrote:DPW, DGS or some combination of DC bureacronyms issued a statement to a local ANC that the landscaping plan at Hearst Park is nearly complete. If so, that means that there is obviously no plan to reforest Hearst Park and restore its once-wonderful shady tree canopy. There seems to be no intention of hiding the incredibly ugly building that looks like a utility substation constructed on the edge of the historic district and of softening and screening the barren views of the concrete pool complex with new trees and shrubs planted on the western and southern park slopes. Hey, Cheh, what do you say about that?

The only trees cut down were 50 year old weed trees that never should have been there in the first place. The shade that was there from the grand trees that line the field are still there. Please just stop with the misinformation and nonsense.

DPW, DGS or some combination of DC bureacronyms issued a statement to a local ANC that the landscaping plan at Hearst Park is nearly complete. If so, that means that there is obviously no plan to reforest Hearst Park and restore its once-wonderful shady tree canopy. There seems to be no intention of hiding the incredibly ugly building that looks like a utility substation constructed on the edge of the historic district and of softening and screening the barren views of the concrete pool complex with new trees and shrubs planted on the western and southern park slopes. Hey, Cheh, what do you say about that?

Anonymous wrote:Oh, hey, someone who signs their name who understands where responsibility for the project lies

https://groups.io/g/clevelandpark/message/178771

I have several questions regarding this, first and foremost is the field. Does the certificate of occupancy mean tha the field is completed? There is a fence around the field still. In September of 2019, I wrote and asked that the work on the field be completed first to allow the neighborhood use of the field sooner. DPR told me this was not possible for safety reasons, yet now there is a smaller fence all around the field. We are now going on 3 years without use of the field and I do not see an end date for this. It seems that since day one, the emphasis has been on the pool and nothing else. Can the tennis courts be used? Are we really just talking about a pool that cannot be used this season anyway?

Will any heads roll at DPR? This project has been a fiasco since day one with DPR not responding to neighbors since fall of 2019. Since the city is able to take down heritage trees willy nilly on this site, why can’t the rest of the neighborhood do the same?

Aesthetically, I wish they had gone with green, brown and yellow stripes by the pool . It would still have the "mod" look, but blend with the landscape (which is all greens, golds and browns) far more. The Mediterranean blues are a little jarring.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just one excuse after another. Starting to sound like my kids. At this stage it would be better to just admit that she’s been good but dropped the ball here and move on. Digging in to defend her to the death is just bizarre and reeks of desperation.

Nope. I only admit that she is ineffective and you are a bad debater who doesn't like facts.

Didn’t realize this was debate club. LOL.

Anonymous wrote:Just one excuse after another. Starting to sound like my kids. At this stage it would be better to just admit that she’s been good but dropped the ball here and move on. Digging in to defend her to the death is just bizarre and reeks of desperation.

How did she drop the ball? Was she responsible for procurement and on-site management?

Anonymous wrote:Just one excuse after another. Starting to sound like my kids. At this stage it would be better to just admit that she’s been good but dropped the ball here and move on. Digging in to defend her to the death is just bizarre and reeks of desperation.

Nope. I only admit that she is ineffective and you are a bad debater who doesn't like facts.

Just one excuse after another. Starting to sound like my kids. At this stage it would be better to just admit that she’s been good but dropped the ball here and move on. Digging in to defend her to the death is just bizarre and reeks of desperation.