Dear
Mayor Gray is moving forward with an ill-advised proposal to develop McMillan Park, a beloved public green space surrounded by the Bloomingdale, Pleasant Plains, and Stronghold neighborhoods. The Mayor's plans would destroy nearly 90% of McMillan Park's green spaces and historic structures, and construct what the DC Historic Preservation Review Board calls a "Tyson's Corner style mixed-use development."
Help the DC Sierra Club protect historic McMillan Park from Tyson's Corner-style Development!
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McMillan Park is a well-known landmark in the District of Columbia and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places -- yet Mayor Gray plans to declare the area "surplus" to pave the way for commercial development. The Park is located in Ward 5, which suffers from a severe deficit of public park space as compared to other Wards in DC. Moreover, the commercial development plan for the area does not adequately assess the environmental impacts on the reservoir and environment.
If you want to do more to protect McMillan Park, please join us on June 6 at 6:30 p.m. for a critical community meeting to speak out against Mayor Gray's proposal to declare McMillan Park a surplus public property and give it away to a commercial developer.
Thank you,
Hugh Youngblood, DC Chapter Board Member
P.S. Mark your calendar for the DC Chapter's June events! Check out our calendar and facebook page for more upcoming events, meetings, and volunteer opportunities. To RSVP for any event, and to volunteer, please email us at washingtondc.chapter@sierraclub.org or call 202-548-4581.
Here are some of our upcoming June events:
Zero Waste Committee Meeting
Wed., Jun. 5
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sierra Club Office, 50 F Street NW, Eighth Floor
ELEMENTAL Film Screening
Wed., Jun. 5
7:20 p.m.
The West End Cinema, 23rd Street NW
McMillan Park Surplus Hearing
Thu., Jun. 6
6:30 p.m.
All Nations Baptist Church, 2001 North Capitol Street NE (North Capitol & Rhode Island)
Transportation Committee Meeting
Thu., Jun. 6
6:30 p.m.
Sierra Club Office, 50 F Street NW, Eighth Floor
Sierra Club and Beer
Thu., Jun. 6
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Big Hunt, 1345 Connecticut Ave NW
DC Smart Grid Forum
Wed., June 26
6:30 p.m.
Sierra Club Office, 50 F Street NW, Eighth Floor
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