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Paul Joseph Brown / Seattle Post-Intelligencer. If Seattle changes its zoning south of downtown, the area could see more construction such as the Silver Cloud Inn going up across from Safeco Field.

From today's Post, D.C. Urged on Height Limits Near Ballpark:

D.C. Council Chairman Linda W. Cropp (D) called on Mayor Anthony A. Williams (D) yesterday to allow developers to construct tall structures near a planned baseball stadium in Southeast Washington, saying that limiting building heights to preserve views of the Capitol from inside the ballpark is unfair.

Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) has pushed city planners to limit development so views of the Capitol Dome are not obstructed. In a two-page letter to the mayor, Cropp called on the city to rescind a stop-work order that officials recently issued on construction of a 110-foot building at 20 M St. SE by Lerner Enterprises, founded by Theodore Lerner, a bidder to buy the Nationals. "The District government needs to abide by its own rules . . . and not create a climate of uncertainty for businesses," Cropp wrote.

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