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Speak Out: Are Silver Spring's Tall Buildings 'Hulking?'
Opponents of a plan to redevelop a water treatment plant in DC say the plans look like a "hulking slice of Crystal City or Silver Spring."

What exactly does a "hulking slice of Crystal City or Silver Spring" look like?Â
According to Washingtonians who oppose a plan to redevelop a former water treatment plant site, lots of tall commercial buildings. Curbed DC reports that the plans for developing Northwest Washington's McMillan Park were met with resistence from a community group. Â
Curbed wrote (emphasis theirs):
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The blog, Friends of McMillan Park, has already posted complaints, including that "little green space that would be preserved," and that " commercial buildings tower over the development, bringing into our neighborhoods a hulking slice of Crystal City or Silver Spring."Â
While some find the city versus suburb argument over-simplified, it seems to be alive and well in NW.
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What do you think? Do you love Silver Spring's tall skyline? Do the McMillan Park people have a point?Â
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