It showed at a community meeting last night, in which neighbors lobbed questions and accusations at…Well, that wasn’t always clear. Here are a couple of examples:
Moment 1, courtesy of the lady who appeared to be filming the entire meeting:
We’re not talking about that part of the neighborhood, she was told.
“So is it safe to say you’re evading the question?” she asked.
Moment 2, courtesy of a concerned parker:
A question arose about parking after someone noted that each residential unit would not have a designated parking space. The housing was supposed to be “transit-oriented development” after all.
“Some of these units are quarter mile from the Metro!” railed one lady, standing up and totally incensed.
“Well a quarter mile is considered quite walkable—-It’s five minutes,” stated someone amongst the group of Cafritz representatives.
Moment 3, courtesy of the ANC commissioner that left the meeting early, negating its purpose in the first place:
At the end of last night’s meeting, ANC4B commissioners were supposed to vote on—- essentially—-whether they cared enough about this project to appeal to the developers in the future.
The vote was supposed to take place last week, according to Chair Douglass Sloan. But Judi Jones, his fellow commissioner, asked that it be pushed back.
Then, she left the meeting before a vote could occur.