From: HistoricWashington@yahoogroups.com
To: HistoricWashington@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2014 20:16:17 -0800
Subject: [HistoricWashington] McMillan City Council `Surplus and Land Disposition` Hearing
DC can express it's comments on the "surplus land disposition" of 25 acre McMillan Park to development conglomerate Vision McMillan Partners, in person Wednesday Nov. 12th and by email until Nov. 19, 20014
City Council Joint Committee hearing
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 10:00 AM
Room 412, John A. Wilson Building,
1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should contact Ms. Tai Meah Senior Legislative Counsel, Committee on Government Operations 202-724-8028 or via email at tmeah@dccouncil.us
Joint hearing with
Muriel Bowser Chairperson Economic Development
Kenyan McDuffie Chairperson Government Operations
to register for in-person testimony include name, address, tel. number, organizational affiliation (if any) by close of business Friday Nov. 7, 2014
Bring 10 copies of written testimony and submit one via email to
Please include all your expected uses and activities, recreation and cultural, for 25 acres of prime green park space in this area, and show up the obvious lie!
It is his fence and barbed wire that kept us off our green park land since 1986!
Please see the Feb. 11, 2014 City Council hearing video below, Brookland residents, landscape architect Mary Pat Rowan and historic restoration artist Daniel Wolkoff testify to Muriel Bowser Chair of the City Council Committee on Economic Development. This link goes to the testimony exposing city funded "astroturf" campaign, attempts to "neutralize opposition", and "create impression of community support for the development plan"" and Mr. Wolkoff discusses common sense adaptive re-use for our McMillan Park.
from February 11, 2014
http://youtu.be/uXkOgHV7Lhw
From longtime Brookland activist and resident Jeff Wilson,
"I just went to YouTube and watched the testimony. Well done Mary Pat and Daniel.
Urban agriculture on a mass scale will be lost when they demolish the 20 acres of caverns, a wrong headed loss of an incredible benefit to our city. The propose McPark , a lawn in front of condos and offices, will not be a Glen Echo arts/educational campus for our families, or a Wolf TrapDC, for outdoor concerts and festivals.
Please see this fascinating video: Indoor Farming, 5 times the yield of surface farms, one tenth the water consumption, no pesticides, no truck transport from California and Mexico, riper fresher food, even fresh Tilappia!!!
http://youtu.be/ILzWmw53Wwo
Daniel Goldon Wolkoff
McMillan Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture
1231 Randolph Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
202-232-8391
City Council Joint Committee hearing
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014 10:00 AM
Room 412, John A. Wilson Building,
1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should contact Ms. Tai Meah Senior Legislative Counsel, Committee on Government Operations 202-724-8028 or via email at tmeah@dccouncil.us
Joint hearing with
Muriel Bowser Chairperson Economic Development
Kenyan McDuffie Chairperson Government Operations
to register for in-person testimony include name, address, tel. number, organizational affiliation (if any) by close of business Friday Nov. 7, 2014
Bring 10 copies of written testimony and submit one via email to
Ms. Meah. email to tmeah@citycouncil.us
Written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.
Copies of written statements should either be submitted to the Committee at tmeah@dccouncil.us or to Ms.Nyasha Smith, Secretery to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., suite 5, Washington DC 20004
The record will close at the end of business day on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 20014
The land give-away to the development conglomerate requires the Mayor to declare "there is no longer any public use for the land".
Written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.
Copies of written statements should either be submitted to the Committee at tmeah@dccouncil.us or to Ms.Nyasha Smith, Secretery to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, N.W., suite 5, Washington DC 20004
The record will close at the end of business day on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 20014
The land give-away to the development conglomerate requires the Mayor to declare "there is no longer any public use for the land".
It is his fence and barbed wire that kept us off our green park land since 1986!
Please see the Feb. 11, 2014 City Council hearing video below, Brookland residents, landscape architect Mary Pat Rowan and historic restoration artist Daniel Wolkoff testify to Muriel Bowser Chair of the City Council Committee on Economic Development. This link goes to the testimony exposing city funded "astroturf" campaign, attempts to "neutralize opposition", and "create impression of community support for the development plan"" and Mr. Wolkoff discusses common sense adaptive re-use for our McMillan Park.
from February 11, 2014
http://youtu.be/uXkOgHV7Lhw
From longtime Brookland activist and resident Jeff Wilson,
"I just went to YouTube and watched the testimony. Well done Mary Pat and Daniel.
Muriel Bowser really should respond to the questions posed to her in connection with McMillan. With her non response, we get a sense if the kind of mayor she might be...
Sincerely,
Sincerely,
Jeff Wilson"
Urban agriculture on a mass scale will be lost when they demolish the 20 acres of caverns, a wrong headed loss of an incredible benefit to our city. The propose McPark , a lawn in front of condos and offices, will not be a Glen Echo arts/educational campus for our families, or a Wolf TrapDC, for outdoor concerts and festivals.
Please see this fascinating video: Indoor Farming, 5 times the yield of surface farms, one tenth the water consumption, no pesticides, no truck transport from California and Mexico, riper fresher food, even fresh Tilappia!!!
http://youtu.be/ILzWmw53Wwo
Daniel Goldon Wolkoff
McMillan Coalition for Sustainable Agriculture
1231 Randolph Street, NE
Washington, DC 20017
202-232-8391
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