Neighbors fight to block demolition of historic DC park
Neil Augenstein
December 20, 2019
After years of court battles, activists are still fighting to preserve historic McMillan Park and block redevelopment as demolition looms.
The 25-acre site along North Capitol Street Northwest in D.C. houses a sand-filtration water purification plant, and was used to store water underground for the District.
”Built at the turn of the century, the 19th century, to cure the city of waterborne illnesses, like typhoid,” said Chris Otten of the Save McMillan Action Coalition, which held signs in front of D.C. Superior Court on Friday, ahead of arguments over a restraining order to stop work on the site.
Otten and neighbors are concerned about additional traffic in the Bloomingdale neighborhood due to the planned redevelopment. Demolition could begin as early as next month, he said.
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2 comments:
That is a disappointingly one-sided news report.
yeah where is the part about how Vince Gray lied on the declaration to "surplus(STEAL) the land, and said "there is no longer any public need for the property" and he did not even get elected, just used $750,000 in illegal campaign donations to fraudulently take office. your hero? And how Bowser and McDuffie are lieing about the demo,,,do you like that too?
https://youtu.be/6cQF8nAo7fQ
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