tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post2958034349338596300..comments2024-03-27T14:57:27.470-04:00Comments on bloomingdale: Friends of McMillan Park: "District pays developer lawyers to oppose residents DC Court of Appeals to hear McMillan appeal: What’s Holland & Knight afraid of?"Scott Roberts of Bloomingdalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13729317215189785132noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-67734618406815410642015-08-07T23:33:49.865-04:002015-08-07T23:33:49.865-04:00Commish, I know your not getting checks from Fonta...Commish, I know your not getting checks from Fontaine or EYA, though you are on their NOM, Neighbors of McMillan list, to be a local contact in their "astroturf" fake grass roots PR campaign, "neutralizing opposition". Neutralizing your neighbors and friends, which is UGLY, and everyone is disgusted by it. DC govt. paying for such unethical stuff and Trammel Crow VP, turned Deputy Mayor, Jeff Miller committing perjury to cover it up, in testimony to Bowser Herself! YUK!<br /> I know you are sincere, that's the scary part. I wish you were being paid off, it would be much more comfortable all around.<br />You support jobs, right, like the 3000 jobs at "McMillan" will be door men, clerks, and receptionists, all who contribute to the 20,000 additional auto trips on N. Cap and Michigan daily, over the existing 30,000,,fine, great jobs and mass gridlock, and polltion!<br /><br />So, Commish, consider this, because parks are development everywhere but DC, where parks are fenced off since 1941, if they are not in upper income white sections. Why? Maybe McMillan was fenced off because it was integrated and was a bad example in a city of segregated parks. Commish, you know everything, why was it kept fenced off from 1945 to 1987 when offered for free to DC. But the stupid corrupt Dc govt started it's "theft of enjoyment" from the African-American sections, and it's horrendous wasteful "stewardship" began. You know, the Dc govt, could care less about green space east of 16th St, that is why there is so little green space! And it was the local discriminatory practice back then, and now too. <br />COMMISH,,ecoute.<br />In adaptive re-use of he 20 acres "McMillan Underground", numerous commercial and community activities will create careers. McMillan Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture, along with the global movement for urban agriculture will train people in real careers producing millions of pounds of fresh vegetables, tilapia, and provide food security for our city, while California's water crisis destroys the farm resources we depend on. The community will own the park, own the "urban agriculture", run the Glen Echo type arts/education campus, own the Wolf Trap DC concert stage, OWN it, like we already OWN IT! <br />Our young people and under-employed will restore the park, training to be masons, carpenters, plumbers, electricians, and then serve the community in a City Conservation Corp.<br />Do you consider those trades good , stable jobs with lucrative pay, or do want more doormen at a private condo development. Commish you are making a mockery of historic preservation and the memory of Sen. James McMillan, you choose Commissh.<br />Support the McMillan Four, Smite The Pharaoh !<br />I know you are a visionary thinker Commish, and understand that the "greenest" building is the one already built, like all the other cities in the world that save historic sites and do marvelous things. <br />You Commish, are so environmentally conscious, of course you know the clean water security of DC depends on saving the sand filtration cells, the most natural fresh water system as a back up to Dale Carlia Reservoir. In Spring Valley right next to the city water supply, WW1 American University nerve gas dumps, leaking into the ground water, shouldn't be ignored. I know you, like any sensible resident, want an existing park restored to serve their children and grand children, a real park like in the white sections of town. I know you think it is offensive for one of the most corrupt governments, a national disgrace, that has had so man investigations, felony convictions, and electoral fraud, to now be abusing corporate welfare for their Real Estate investor OVERLORDS, when they really need to clean house. Just ask "test my resolve" Federal Prosecutor Ronald Machen. Oh, right Commish, Ron Machen abandoned his tough 5 year "investigation" of Vincent Gray(of McMillan Development fame) and went back o work for his big hot, juicy corporate law firm,, bye bye!Daniel in brooklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09346087266293891959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-76433970438899950102015-08-07T05:15:04.856-04:002015-08-07T05:15:04.856-04:00I'm glad you're not engaging in hyperbole...I'm glad you're not engaging in hyperbole..... I'm sure many many people have hidden economic interests at heart in this matter (don't you own some property around the new McMillan Commiss?)..... anyway there are valid points on both sides. I personally am not excited about a business park taking this valuable space, but whatever... i'm tired of fighting what seems like an inside job between big business and little gov't. Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993273712515721465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17267242.post-14199189325684808762015-08-06T21:41:54.857-04:002015-08-06T21:41:54.857-04:00I think FOM and the four are terrorists! They had ...I think FOM and the four are terrorists! They had harassed many who support this development in an attempt to ouch thief white rich gentrified agenda! They don't care about homeless jobless they care about only themselves and their selfish wants instead of the needs of the true DC residentsTheCommisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712967845031648192noreply@blogger.com