Twitter Heats Up, Gets Nasty During McMillan Zoning Hearing

[Photo by Mr. T in DC]

The development plans for the McMillan Sand Filtration Site have been quite the lightning rod for controversy so it should come as no surprise that last night's hearing regarding those plans generated some particularly salty tweets. In addition to vocal neighborhood group Friends of McMillan and pro-development account Neighbors4McMillan sniping at each other outright, there were also several miffed reactions to both the architectural renderings and the general layout plans presented by developers at Vision McMillan Partners. The best of the glorious vitriol can be found after the jump.

Whats up w/ this? RT @McMillanPark: "All streets on McMillan will be private streets." - DMPED #mcmillanzoning

— Nolan Treadway (@Nolan) May 1, 2014

Twenty minutes in and the commission is threatening to eject people.

— Benjamin Freed (@brfreed) May 1, 2014

I fear my wine will be finished before this hearing #mcmillanzoning

— Shaun Courtney (@STCway) May 2, 2014

There is NO mitigation on North Capitol! 2 traffic lights for 6,000 new cars will NOT cut it! #carorienteddevelopment #mcmillanzoning

— Sam Shipley (@Shipsa01) May 2, 2014

Now there's a question I didn't expect during this hearing: What can you do to prevent the silos from being used as lavatories.

— Michael Neibauer (@WashBizNeibs) May 2, 2014

#mcmillanzoning Mr. May sounds very disappointed that medical building is only "targeting" LEED silver and not gold or platinum.

— Bloomingdame (@bloomingdame) May 2, 2014

Why isn't #mcmillanzoning going to be affordable housing?

— Kendall G. Clark (@kendall) May 2, 2014

"@LincolnParkDC: @me @HStreetDC_ looks like a first year arch student's been playing with computer drawing program." #mcmillanzoning

— Right Up Your Ali (@mstharrington) May 2, 2014

McMillan renderings look better from some angles than others. pic.twitter.com/vBTE3U4gJQ

— Michael Neibauer (@WashBizNeibs) May 2, 2014

Ah yes! Look upon it! All six acres of corporate lawn! Glorious! @OurNewPark @HStreetDC_ @LincolnParkDC #mcmillanzoning

— Right Up Your Ali (@mstharrington) May 2, 2014

Well this is new, @VisionMcMillan has just defined grass as "imperious" material. Fascinating! #mcmillanzoning

— Friends of McMillan (@McMillanPark) May 2, 2014

Worth noting: VMP's renderings for McMillan redevelopment kinda look like Naboo storyboards from Ep 1. And we all know how that turned out.

— Matt Cohen (@Matt_D_Cohen) May 2, 2014

I shit you not, @VisionMcMillan's people actually tried to argue that concrete soaks up storm water better than grass. #mcmillanzoning

— Right Up Your Ali (@mstharrington) May 2, 2014

This is the design for McMillan?? pic.twitter.com/jRzUg6FRVL

— Patrick Madden (@Patrick_Madden) May 2, 2014

@ScottRobertsDC Thanks (not) for the #mcmillanzoning hashtag. Got to see tweets that I wouldn't have had to look at.

— Bloomingdame (@bloomingdame) May 2, 2014

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