Development Firm Makes Case For Mixed-Use McMillan
The first of several public zoning hearings surrounding the proposed redevelopment of the McMillan Sand Filtration site in Ward 5 took place last night, and if one thing could be taken away from it, it's this: Whatever happens to the site, people will be unhappy.
Before adjourning the three-hour meeting (that easily could have stretched on for another six), D.C. Zoning Commission Chairman Anthony Hood took an informal poll as to how many of the hundreds of people in attendance were there to testify in favor or against the city's proposed redevelopment plans. It was about an even split, leading Hood to schedule a follow-up meeting on May 12 in order to let everyone testify and share their thoughts on the issue.
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With more than a hundred people in attendance to testify before the commission, Hood ended the hearing after VMP's testimony, so attendees only got to see the lengthy interactive presentation on the redevelopment plans, which included many high-scale renderings and a glossy two-and-a-half minute 3D video animation ....
According to a FOIA request obtained by FOMP, that video and the renderings cost $34,000 to produce, which was paid for by DMPED.
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