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Name: Leslianne Braunstein on Jul 26, 2008Comments: I don't know if I am more upset with the plan or the process. Both are horribly flawed and need to be abandoned. An open and transparent process (as was promised) is imperative. Our children need MORE, not less outdoor space. I strenuously oppose the Public-private project for JanneySchool and the Tenley Library.Flag
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Name: Nina Kraut on Jul 26, 2008Comments: I'm 100% opposed to the builiding of a commercial residence, or any other structure, on the land that LCOR proposes to use. The green space, and the light on Janney that will be blocked by a LCOR type structure, will almost disappear. Janney will continue to grow, so IT may need to expand on the space LCOR proposes to build on. And there are a host of other reasons, but I think you get the picutre: the LCOR building is simply inappropriate on that property which is not "surplus" land, by the way.Flag
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Name: Barry Berman on Jul 27, 2008Comments: The PPP is a ripoff of the DC taxpayers as well. DC should not subsidize private developers. especially by giving away the land of its children.Flag
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Name: Anthony And Jean Byrne on Jul 27, 2008Comments: We strongly support this petition. The unwarranted early closing of our active library deprived our community including many children of an important intellectual and social resource. The community as a whole has been seriously impacted by this loss. The Janney School is likely to have many more students than are currently enrolled and accordingly will require more not less green space for the children's play areas. The current proposal to incorporate a housing complex into the expansion needs of the Janney School and replacement library undermines the long term educational requirements of this entire site and the needs of our community.Flag
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Name: Mindy Mitchell on Jul 27, 2008Comments: The library and its community relationships should be the priority in these situations. You must understand that residents need to have something to belong to, something that is theirs or you have a hollow shell of a city. The sense of maturity and adventure that a child can experience walking into a library alone, perusing the shelves, selecting their books, and checking them out is irreplaceable.Flag
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Name: Susan Jaquet on Jul 28, 2008Comments: I attended Janney School in the 1950s and have lived nearby for most of my life.Flag
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Name: Mary Rowse on Jul 28, 2008Comments: I am appalled that the mayor, Mary Cheh and city officials are ignoring the wishes of so many citizens who want no more delays in getting a new Tenleytown library that can expand if necessary and a school playground that isn't shrunk in size to accommodate an unnecessary partnership with developers.Flag
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Name: Loretta Carter Hanes on Jul 28, 2008Comments: Do not distroy DC History. Save Janney-Tenley.Flag
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Name: Christine M. Marwick on Jul 28, 2008Comments: We oppose this dreadful project. My husband and I vote in every election. We will vote against any candidate who has supported this THEFT of children's space, and THEFT of the stand alone Library. SAVE CHILDREN'S GREEN SPACE!Flag
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Name: Debby Hanrahan on Jul 28, 2008Comments: This is not just a Tenley Library/Janney School issue. It could happen to schools and libraries anywhere in the District of Columbia, as witness, for example, last year's aborted public-private partnership land grab by a private developer at the West End Library.Flag
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Name: Daniel N. Carozza on Jul 28, 2008Comments: Please put an end to this ill conceived, poorly planned project which is being forced on the community despite clear statements against the proposal from all parties. It is detrimental to the children attending Janney now and to the future generations of students!Flag
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Name: Richard T. Seymour on Jul 28, 2008Comments: It is appalling that, with all of the recent publicity on the need for children to exercise more and on the serious health conditions among sedentary children, Mayor Fenty and Council Member Cheh have decided to abandon the children's need for a safe place to run and play on grass. The DC government is financially supporting and guaranteeing expansions of sports facilities for Georgetown Day School and other private schools, while robbing public school children of what they desperately need. Why do they dislike public-school children so much If Mayor Fenty and Council Member Cheh do not dislike public-school children, they need to recognize the harm in turning over public-school playgrounds to developers, stop all of these immoral deals, condemn the structures already built on playgrounds, demolish them, and restore the playgrounds. This will be expensive, but that is what happens when bad policies are pursued. As to Janney, the answer is much cheaper: "Just say no."Flag
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Name: Lorie Leavy on Jul 29, 2008Comments: Three other reasons I oppose the PPP: 1. Janney's existing soccer field is valued not only as play space for the kids but also as green space for the neighborhood. 2. Adding 140+ housing units will exponentially increase traffic congestion at the Wisconsin-Albemarle intersection and in the Janney dropoff/pickup zone. 3. I don't believe cities should transfer valuable public land to private interests unless there is a clear benefit to the community., which is this case there is not.Flag
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Name: Kenneth Heisler on Jul 29, 2008Comments: Mayor Fenty, DC is not a toy for you to play with. The rest of us live here, too. You should consider the residents who have lived here many years- especially those of us who have lived here our entire adult lives. You are turning the public property over to private developer$. Shame on you! You are not going to get re-elected.Flag
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