PRESS RELEASE, DC GRASSROOTS PLANNING COALITION – WARD ONE ward1@dcgrassrootsplanning.org Ward One Residents Say Office of Planning Excluded Limited-English Speaking Communities; Mayor Doesn’t Ensure Comp Plan Notices/Materials Are Translated April 8, 2021, WASHINGTON, DC — The DC City Council received a letter from more than 70 Ward One residents who among other concerns are advocating […]
For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 7, 2021 Contact: Southwest DC Action swdcaction@gmail.com (202) 964-0620 DC Office of Planning Doesn’t Consult with Property Owners Before Sending “UpFLUMing” to DC Council; Ward 6 Church Community Revolts Washington, DC — The Mayor’s DC Office of Planning decided to “UpFLUM” the property at Christ United Methodist Church, located nearby […]
Open Public Letter to the DC Council & Public Citywide: Did you know — The DC Comp Plan Did you know the Mayor has proposed 200 million square feet of upFLUMing on the DC Future Land Use Map in the DC Comprehensive Plan? That is 200 million new square feet of habitable commercial, retail, and […]
Media Advisory April 7, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne 703 929 6656 When is a Roof Not a Roof? Residents Challenge Zoning Approval of Masonic Lot – Dupont ANC Committee Agenda Tonight Dupont East Civic Action Association (DECAA) asks the question: When is a roof an embellishment? In a presentation tonight at Dupont ANC […]
Press Alert, SMAC.DC@gmail.com MCMILLAN NEIGHBORS PLEAD FOR HELP FROM COUNCIL CHAIR PHIL MENDELSON AS DEMOLITION IMMINENT; LETTER SENT ASKING FOR SAFETY PLANNING AND TESTING REPORTS WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday April 5, 2021, McMillan Park neighbors and supporters asked DC City Council Chair, Phil Mendelson to intervene for the health and well-being of DC residents […]
Brookland Manor Association Urges Council to Oppose a Racist Comp Plan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2021 Contacts: Ms. Minnie Elliott, BMBVRA President, bmbvassociation@gmail.com, (202) 299-6647 Beth Wagner, Organizer, brooklandmanorcoalition@gmail.com, (301) 800-1497 Ian Coon, Communications, ian.coon97@gmail.com, (515) 822-8834 Washington— Brookland Manor, the largest remaining affordable housing community in NE DC, and organizers gathered over 350 […]
For Immediate Release Contact Marc Poe, 202-577-7104, neighborsofparkview@gmail.com Ward One Neighbors Demand “Actual Planning” Come With Amendments to DC Comp Plan; Changes to Plan Maps “Work Around” Community Input Washington, DC — Residents living and working in the Pleasant Plains and Parkview communities of Ward One have sent a letter to Councilmember Brianne Nadeau and […]
What is the latest at DC Housing Authority? “I plead the Fifth.” March 30, 2021 If you are not following the happenings over at D.C. Housing Authority—the independent agency responsible for the city’s public housing and one of D.C.’s biggest landlords—you should be. The latest development is that a senior vice president within the agency […]
Equity and the Comprehensive Plan An Open Letter to Brian McClure, Ph.D., Director Office of Racial Equity, D.C. City Council Laura Richards, Ward 7 March 31, 2021 Dear Dr. McClure, I am a long-time resident of Southeast who is deeply concerned that the amended Comprehensive Plan pending before the D.C. City Council will […]
For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 30, 2021Contact: Gail Sonnemann, (202) 286-0845, gsonnemann@gmail.com Cheh, Trueblood Asked to Halt Development Study Residents Say Friendship Heights’ Contract ‘lllegitimate’ The Ward 3 Housing Justice Working Group (W3HJWG), a new organization working for affordable housing in Ward 3, urges Council Member Mary Cheh and Director Andrew Trueblood of the DC […]