Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 5:58 PM
Subject: PRESS RELEASE: McMillan Park Court Case to be Heard by D.C. Court of Appeals on September 20, 2016
FOR RELEASE: August 14, 2016
CONTACT: Kirby
Vining, 202 213-2690
Linwood
Norman, 804-837-0737
WASHINGTON, DC -- The D.C. Court of Appeals will hear oral
arguments in a case brought by the Friends of McMillan Park against decisions
made by the D.C. Zoning Commission and the Mayor’s Agent for Historic
Preservation that would allow demolition and subdivision of McMillan Park by
constructing high-rise buildings.
Oral arguments
will be heard by the Court at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, September 20, in a yet
unspecified courtroom in the D.C. Court of Appeals, located at 430 E Street, NW, Washington, D.C. The public is encouraged to attend.
The Friends of
McMillan Park has provided a plain-language summary of the main arguments the
Court will hear in the lead article on the Friends of McMillan Park web page. The Court’s decision is not expected
before January 2017.
The 25-acre park,
located at the corner of Michigan Avenue and North Capitol Street in Northwest
Washington, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as well as
the District’s Inventory of Historic Sites. The City acquired the park from the
Army Corps of Engineers in 1986 after the water purification facility, hidden
beneath the park, was decommissioned.
The District of
Columbia’s City Auditor, in a scathing letter to the District of
Columbia’s Council Chairman, strongly recommended that a new
competitive bidding process should be undertaken before any commercial
development work is started at the park.
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ReplyDeleteI hope more than a few people make it to this.
ReplyDeleteMore than 50 people attended the oral arguments at the Court of Appeals on Tuesday!
DeleteThe biggest land swindle since The Dutch stole Manhattan from The Lenappe in 1624, for a bag of trinkets and beads.
ReplyDeleteGo to Youtube and check the Corrs Instrumental at Hyde Park, and Lansdowne outdoor concerts like we should enjoy on our public outdoor green. Let's have music at McMillan not 31,000 cars clogging the streets a day. Stop Bowser, McDuffie corruption and collusion to stealour property with Jair Lynch, Trammel Crow and EYA(Walkable Neighborhoods with massive congestion, asthma,noise and pollution)
No. 15-AA-0493 FRIENDS OF MCMILLAN PARK V. D.C. ZONING
ReplyDeleteCOMMISSION
No. 15-AA-0588 KESHINI LADDUWAHETTY V. D.C. ZONING
COMMISSION
No. 15-AA-0587 DEBORAH HANRAHAN V. D.C. ZONING COMMISSIN
No. 15-AA-0590 ANDREA E. ROSEN V. D.C. ZONING COMMISSION
No. 15-AA-0525 FRIENDS OF MCMILLAN PARK V. D.C. MAYOR'S
AGENT FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
No. 15-AA-0536 MCMILLAN COALITION FOR SUSTAINABLE
AGRICULTURE V. D.C. ZONING COMMISSION
No. 15-AA-0572 DC FOR REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT V. D.C. ZONING
COMMISSION
No. 15-AA-1008 FRIENDS OF MCMILLAN PARK V. D.C. OFFICE OF
PLANNING, HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
watch each one of these cases get dismissed. Really it takes you all to sue to attempt to get your speical interest agenda achieved, while denying DC residnets jobs, housing and a return on their investment! #GIVEMABREAK!