Sunday, September 09, 2012

Howard University submits letter of opposition regarding Envision McMillan plan

From ANC 5C03 Commissioner Hugh Youngblood:
 
Dear Neighbors,

Howard University joins the pack as the latest organization to go on the official record with strong opposition to the plan proposed by the Vision McMillan Partners (and backed by Mayor Gray) to destroy Bloomingdale's historic Olmsted park located at McMillan Sand Filtration Site.

Please see the attached letter to the DC Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) authored by Dr. Hassan Minor, Senior Vice President of Howard University Strategic Planning and External Affairs, calling for creative adaptive reuse of the McMillan Park site to create a world-class destination for education, recreation, and cultural heritage.

Many thanks to Commissioner Tony Norman and the McMillan Park Committee for their decades of service in fighting back against the system on behalf of the community on the McMillan Park project.

If you have yet to do so, please submit your thoughts on the current McMillan proposal in writing to the HPRB; the written record remains open for a few more days.

Thank you,

Hugh
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Hugh Youngblood
ANC, SMD 5C03
202  .  630  .  2262
@ANC5C03

4 comments:

Jenifer said...

Great job,, Tony Norman! Howard University's letter emphasizing the historicity of the McMillan site is so important!

Unknown said...

What allows Howard University to have any say in what happens at McMillan? What have they done for our neighborhood and local community other than to allow for significant and unsightly urban blight to permeate Georgia Avenue and the surrounding area? Until Howard steps up to the plate, they hold very little credibility. Besides, I'm curious how many of the Howard Administrators actually live in the local community. Or...just ask the residents from the 400 block of Elm Street the impact Howard has on our neighborhood.

day 21 - aka i wanna live said...

Wow, Unknown, spoken like someone who doesn't know anything about the redevelopment Howard did in LeDroit Park. Yes, the university could and should do more. But educate yourself before you light the flamethrower. (As a Howard grad, I can guarantee I've experienced more f*ckery at the hands of HU than you every will.) It seems like the university is trying to be more responsive to the concerns of neighboring communities. I read the letter and I think it makes some good points, such as the fact McMillan qualifies as a national historical site. In light of the flooding, caused by water coming from higher elevations, I think anything like the Vision McMillan Partners plan is dead in the water - no pun intended.

TheCommiss said...

This whole HU letter is BS it's a Tony Norman, Hugh YoungBlood and John Salatti shit show they put on for HU to write this BS.