Destruction of Bruce Monroe Park TOMORROW

Thank you for standing up for your community park!

Hugh Youngblood
Friends of McMillan Park
http://friendsofmcmillan.org

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM, amalochee wrote:

> Tomorrow morning the DC council will be voting to declare the park at
> Georgia/Irving/Columbia Rd as surplus property to make way for a developer
> to build a 120ft tall building in addition to other buildings on the site.
>
> Whatever space that is left after that (currently down to 40%) has not
> been officially committed to be anything but "park or other public uses"
> and will be reconfigured so that nothing of what is there now will remain
> intact.
>
> Please call the council, send email or letters, and/or show up to the
> hearing building:
>
> Tuesday Nov 29 at 10am in the Wilson Building
> 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, room 412.
>
> Phil Mendelson, Chairman: (202) 724-8032
>
> Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1: (202) 724-8181
>
> Mary Cheh, Committee Chairman: (202) 724-8062
>
> Muriel Bowser, Mayor: (202) 727-2643
>
> Here's what to tell them:
>
> *Why you and your family love the park* and want it to stay the same size
> it is now
>
> *What you don't like about the development* and the problems it will
> cause -- traffic, parking, density, scale, etc.
>
> *How the city's flawed process left out large segments of the community* and
> does not reflect your thoughts and concerns
>
> *Postpone making a decision about the park. *Let the community weigh in
> about the future of the park.
>
> If you are planning on speaking at the meeting in person email your name,
> address, and that you wish to testify at the hearing on the Bruce M onroe
> surplus to cow@dccouncil.usas soon as possible.
>
> 1. Use this email tool to contact our Councilmembers and Mayor. There’s a
> sample email in the form, which you can modify however you like:
> http://www.activist.one/ brucemonroe
> /
> Please change the subject line so
> staff will know you’re a real person. In addition you may add your own
> thoughts to the letter.
>
> 2. Call one or more key people on the Council or Mayor’s office. See more
> info here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/urgent_call_the_dc_
> council_and_mayor
>
> 3. Sign up to testify at the hearing on Nov. 29 beginning at 10:00 a.m. (1350
> Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 412) by emailing cow@dccouncil.us. If you
> bring 15 copies of your testimony, it will be distributed to Councilmembers.
>
> You can read more about the proposed development and the community effort
> to save Bruce Monroe Park here: http://www.savebrucemonr
> oepark.org/council_hosts_surplus_and_disposition_hearings_on_nov_29 This
> would also help you write testimony if you can attend.
>
> Thanks!
>
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So, I was on the other side of this earlier in the debate about this, but
I'm now reluctantly in favor of the proposed development. Matt and I live
right across from the park and will be very sad to lose it.

However, it's important to note: the purpose is to redevelop Park Morton
public housing, where residents have been living in sub-standard
apartments. The city has repeatedly broken promises to the Park Morton
residents and (although I am personally very frustrated with the lack of
community engagement and, in all honesty, downright insulting way that some
government reps have misrepresented aspects of this project to neighbors)
at this point I believe to start from square one finding a site would be a
really unfair way to treat our neighbors at Park Morton, who are
overwhelmingly black and residents of the area for longer than average, as
a lot of long-time residents have been pushed out by gentrification.

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:29 PM, HughYoungblood
wrote:

> Thank you for standing up for your community park!
>
> Hugh Youngblood
> Friends of McMillan Park
> http://friendsofmcmillan.org
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM, amalochee wrote:
>
>> Tomorrow morning the DC council will be voting to declare the park at
>> Georgia/Irving/Columbia Rd as surplus property to make way for a developer
>> to build a 120ft tall building in addition to other buildings on the site.
>>
>> Whatever space that is lef t after that (currently down to 40%) has not
>> been officially committed to be anything but "park or other public uses"
>> and will be reconfigured so that nothing of what is there now will remain
>> intact.
>>
>> Please call the council, send email or letters, and/or show up to the
>> hearing building:
>>
>> Tuesday Nov 29 at 10am in the Wilson Building
>> 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, room 412.
>>
>> Phil Mendelson, Chairman: (202) 724-8032
>>
>> Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1: (202) 724-8181
>>
>> Mary Cheh, Committee Chairman: (202) 724-8062
>>
>> Muriel Bowser, Mayor: (202) 727-2643
>>
>> Here's what to tell them:
>>
>> *Why you and your family love the park* and want it to stay the same
>> size it is now
>>
>> *What you don't like about the development* and the problems it will
>> cause -- traffic, parking, density, scale, etc.
>>
>> *How the city's flawed process left out large segments of the community* and
>> does not reflect your thoughts and concerns
>>
>> *Postpone making a decision about the park. *Let the community weigh in
>> about the future of the park.
>>
>> If you are planning on speaking at the meeting in person email your name,
>> address, and that you wish to testify at the hearing on the Bruce M onroe
>> surplus to cow@dccouncil.usas soon as possible.
>>
>> 1. Use this email tool to contact our Councilmembers and Mayor. There’s a
>> sample email in the form, which you can modify however you like:
>> http://www.activist.one/
>> brucemonroe /
>> Please change the subject line
>> so staff will know you’re a real person. In addition you may add your own
>> thoughts to the letter.
>>
>> 2. Call one or more key people on the Council or Mayor’s office. See more
>> info here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/urgent_call_the_dc_
>> council_and_mayor
>>
>> 3. Sign up to testify at the hearing on Nov. 29 beginning at 10:00 a.m. (1350
>> Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 412) by emailing cow@dccouncil.us. If you
>> bring 15 copies of your testimony, it will be distributed to Councilmembers.
>>
>> You can read more about the proposed development and the community effort
>> to save Bruce Monroe Park here: http://www.savebrucemonr
>> oepark.org/council_hosts_surplus_and_disposition_hearings_on_nov_29 This
>> would also help you write testimony if you can attend.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --
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>
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Related:
http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/12213/historic-fountains-rot-aw...

It would be nice to get the rest of McMillan Fountain restored...

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Lesley wrote:

> So, I was on the other side of this earlier in the debate about this, but
> I'm now reluctantly in favor of the proposed development. Matt and I live
> right across from the park and will be very sad to lose it.
>
> However, it's important to note: the purpose is to redevelop Park Morton
> public housing, where residents have been living in sub-standard
> apartments. The city has repeatedly broken promises to the Park Morton
> residents and (although I am personally very frustrated with the lack of
> community engagement and, in all honesty, downright insulting way that some
> government reps have misrepresented aspects of this project to neighbors)
> at this point I believe to start from square one finding a site would be a
> really unfair way to treat our neighbors at Park Morton, who are
> overwhelmingly black and residents of the area for longer than average, as
> a lot of long-time residents have been pushed out by gentrification.
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:29 PM, HughYoungblood
> wrote:
>
>> Thank you for standing up for your community park!
>>
>> Hugh Youngblood
>> Friends of McMillan Park
>> http://friendsofmcmillan.org
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM, amalochee wrote:
>>
>>> Tomorrow morning the DC council will be voting to declare the park at
>>> Georgia/Irving/Columbia Rd as surplus property to make way for a developer
>>> to build a 120ft tall building in addition to other buildings on the site.
>>>
>>> Whatever space that is lef t after that (currently down to 40%) has not
>>> been officially committed to be anything but "park or other public uses"
>>> and will be reconfigured so that nothing of what is there now will remain
>>> intact.
>>>
>>> Please call the council, send email or letters, and/or show up to the
>>> hearing building:
>>>
>>> Tuesday Nov 29 at 10am in the Wilson Building
>>> 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, room 412.
>>>
>>> Phil Mendelson, Chairman: (202) 724-8032
>>>
>>> Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1: (202) 724-8181
>>>
>>> Mary Cheh, Committee Chairman: (202) 724-8062
>>>
>>> Muriel Bowser, Mayor: (202) 727-2643
>>>
>>> Here's what to tell them:
>>>
>>> *Why you and your family love the park* and want it to stay the same
>>> size it is now
>>>
>>> *What you don't like about the development* and the problems it will
>>> cause -- traffic, parking, density, scale, etc.
>>>
>>> *How the city's flawed process left out large segments of the community* and
>>> does not reflect your thoughts and concerns
>>>
>>> *Postpone making a decision about the park. *Let the community weigh in
>>> about the future of the park.
>>>
>>> If you are planning on speaking at the meeting in person email your
>>> name, address, and that you wish to testify at the hearing on the Bruce M
>>> onroe surplus to cow@dccouncil.usas soon as possible.
>>>
>>> 1. Use this email tool to contact our Councilmembers and Mayor. There’s
>>> a sample email in the form, which you can modify however you like:
>>> http://www.activist.one/
>>> brucemonroe /
>>> Please change the subject line
>>> so staff will know you’re a real person. In addition you may add your own
>>> thoughts to the letter.
>>>
>>> 2. Call one or more key people on the Council or Mayor’s office. See
>>> more info here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/urgent_call_the_dc_
>>> council_and_mayor
>>>
>>> 3. Sign up to testify at the hearing on Nov. 29 beginning at 10:00 a.m. (1350
>>> Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 412) by emailing cow@dccouncil.us. If you
>>> bring 15 copies of your testimony, it will be distributed to Councilmembers.
>>>
>>> You can read more about the proposed development and the community
>>> effort to save Bruce Monroe Park here: http://www.savebrucemonr
>>> oepark.org/council_hosts_surplus_and_disposition_hearings_on_nov_29 Thi
>>> s would also help you write testimony if you can attend.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
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I also came across this petition around this proposal for the park:

"More Affordable Housing in DC: Build Park Morton at Bruce Monroe Park"

http://jufj.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3f3662f83a5dbc1b98f725dc2...
448c516445&e=d2b7c79c4f

Amy

On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:29 PM, HughYoungblood
wrote:

> Thank you for standing up for your community park!
>
> Hugh Youngblood
> Friends of McMillan Park
> http://friendsofmcmillan.org
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM, amalochee wrote:
>
>> Tomorrow morning the DC council will be voting to declare the park at
>> Georgia/Irving/Columbia Rd as surplus property to make way for a developer
>> to build a 120ft tall building in addition to other buildings on the site.
>>
>> Whatever space that is lef t after that (currently down to 40%) has not
>> been officially committed to be anything but "park or other public uses"
>> and will be reconfigured so that nothing of what is there now will remain
>> intact.
>>
>> Please call the council, send email or letters, and/or show up to the
>> hearing building:
>>
>> Tuesday Nov 29 at 10am in the Wilson Building
>> 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, room 412.
>>
>> Phil Mendelson, Chairman: (202) 724-8032
>>
>> Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1: (202) 724-8181
>>
>> Mary Cheh, Committee Chairman: (202) 724-8062
>>
>> Muriel Bowser, Mayor: (202) 727-2643
>>
>> Here's what to tell them:
>>
>> *Why you and your family love the park* and want it to stay the same
>> size it is now
>>
>> *What you don't like about the development* and the problems it will
>> cause -- traffic, parking, density, scale, etc.
>>
>> *How the city's flawed process left out large segments of the community* and
>> does not reflect your thoughts and concerns
>>
>> *Postpone making a decision about the park. *Let the community weigh in
>> about the future of the park.
>>
>> If you are planning on speaking at the meeting in person email your name,
>> address, and that you wish to testify at the hearing on the Bruce M onroe
>> surplus to cow@dccouncil.usas soon as possible.
>>
>> 1. Use this email tool to contact our Councilmembers and Mayor. There’s a
>> sample email in the form, which you can modify however you like:
>> http://www.activist.one/
>> brucemonroe /
>> Please change the subject line
>> so staff will know you’re a real person. In addition you may add your own
>> thoughts to the letter.
>>
>> 2. Call one or more key people on the Council or Mayor’s office. See more
>> info here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/urgent_call_the_dc_
>> council_and_mayor
>>
>> 3. Sign up to testify at the hearing on Nov. 29 beginning at 10:00 a.m. (1350
>> Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 412) by emailing cow@dccouncil.us. If you
>> bring 15 copies of your testimony, it will be distributed to Councilmembers.
>>
>> You can read more about the proposed development and the community effort
>> to save Bruce Monroe Park here: http://www.savebrucemonr
>> oepark.org/council_hosts_surplus_and_disposition_hearings_on_nov_29 This
>> would also help you write testimony if you can attend.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --
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Lesley,
The original purpose of this park was to serve as the playground for Bruce Monroe school- which it still does. It also serves the local community and provides much needed park space in the area of dc. There are many vacant properties in school which could be used to provide the much needed public housing problems. However, destroying park space is to solve a few units of one problem while creating another (taking scarce park space from children and local residents- including those disadvantaged residents you are trying to help in destroying this park).
Adam

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> On Nov 28, 2016, at 6:14 PM, Lesley wrote:
>
> So, I was on the other side of this earlier in the debate about this, but I'm now reluctantly in favor of the proposed development. Matt and I live right across from the park and will be very sad to lose it.
>
> However, it's important to note: the purpose is to redevelop Park Morton public housing, where residents have been living in sub-standard apartments. The city has repeatedly broken promises to the Park Morton residents and (although I am personally very frustrated with the lack of community engagement and, in all honesty, downright insulting way that some government reps have misrepresented aspects of this project to neighbors) at this point I believe to start from square one finding a site would be a really unfair way to treat our neighbors at Park Morton, who are overwhelmingly black and residents of the area for longer than average, as a lot of long-time residents have been pushed out by gentrification.
>
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:29 PM, HughYoungblood wrote:
>> Thank you for standing up for your community park!
>>
>> Hugh Youngblood
>> Friends of McMillan Park
>> http://friendsofmcmillan.org
>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM, amalochee wrote:
>>> Tomorrow morning the DC council will be voting to declare the park at Georgia/Irving/Columbia Rd as surplus property to make way for a developer to build a 120ft tall building in addition to other buildings on the site.
>>>
>>> Whatever space that is lef t after that (currently down to 40%) has not been officially committed to be anything but "park or other public uses" and will be reconfigured so that nothing of what is there now will remain intact.
>>>
>>> Please call the council, send email or letters, and/or show up to the hearing building:
>>>
>>> Tuesday Nov 29 at 10am in the Wilson Building
>>> 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, room 412.
>>>
>>> Phil Mendelson, Chairman: (202) 724-8032
>>>
>>> Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1: (202) 724-8181
>>>
>>> Mary Cheh, Committee Chairman: (202) 724-8062
>>>
>>> Muriel Bowser, Mayor: (202) 727-2643
>>>
>>> Here's what to tell them:
>>>
>>> Why you and your family love the park and want it to stay the same size it is now
>>>
>>> What you don't like about the development and the problems it will cause -- traffic, parking, density, scale, etc.
>>>
>>> How the city's flawed process left out large segments of the community and does not reflect your thoughts and concerns
>>>
>>> Postpone making a decision about the park. Let the community weigh in about the future of the park.
>>>
>>> If you are planning on speaking at the meeting in person email your name, address, and that you wish to testify at the hearing on the Bruce M onroe surplus to cow@dccouncil.usas soon as possible.
>>>
>>> 1. Use this email tool to contact our Councilmembers and Mayor. There’s a sample email in the form, which you can modify however you like: http://www.activist.one/brucemonroe/ Please change the subject line so staff will know you’re a real person. In addition you may add your own thoughts to the letter.
>>>
>>> 2. Call one or more key people on the Council or Mayor’s office. See more info here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/urgent_call_the_dc_council_and_mayor
>>>
>>> 3. Sign up to testify at the hearing on Nov. 29 beginning at 10:00 a.m. (1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 412) by emailing cow@dccouncil.us. If you bring 15 copies of your testimony, it will be distributed to Councilmembers.
>>>
>>> You can read more about the proposed development and the community effort to save Bruce Monroe Park here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/council_hosts_surplus_and_disposition... Thi s would also help you write testimony if you can attend.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
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Yes, there are many public works projects which should be undertaken in the area and in the country. However, if you would like to make a real and tangible difference in a public works project, in the vanishing public spaces and negative aspects of gentrification in dc - act now! Save Bruce Monroe park! This is an uphill battle against a mayor who wants to bulldoze a park and give away half a city block to a developer - reneg on the promise made to Bruce Monroe school that this wild be their play space... And to subsidize the developer's actions in doing so at the expense of residents' quality of life. This is real, this is now, and the hearing is today at 10 am. Comments accepted supposedly through the week, but the goalposts keep getting moved so please call/email asap!!!
Adam

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> On Nov 28, 2016, at 8:33 PM, voronx wrote:
>
> Related:
> http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/12213/historic-fountains-rot-aw...
>
> It would be nice to get the rest of McMillan Fountain restored...
>
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 6:14 PM, Lesley wrote:
>> So, I was on the other side of this earlier in the debate about this, but I'm now reluctantly in favor of the proposed development. Matt and I live right across from the park and will be very sad to lose it.
>>
>> However, it's important to note: the purpose is to redevelop Park Morton pub lic housing, where residents have been living in sub-standard apartments. The city has repeatedly broken promises to the Park Morton residents and (although I am personally very frustrated with the lack of community engagement and, in all honesty, downright insulting way that some government reps have misrepresented aspects of this project to neighbors) at this point I believe to start from square one finding a site would be a really unfair way to treat our neighbors at Park Morton, who are overwhelmingly black and residents of the area for longer than average, as a lot of long-time residents have been pushed out by gentrification.
>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:29 PM, HughYoungblood wrote:
>>> Thank you for standing up for your community park!
>>>
>>> Hugh Youngblood
>>> Friends of McMillan Park
>>> http://friendsofmcmillan.org
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM, amalochee wrote:
>>>> Tomorrow morning the DC council will be voting to declare the park at Georgia/Irving/C olumbia Rd as surplus property to make way for a developer to build a 120ft tall building in addition to other buildings on the site.
>>>>
>>>> Whatever space that is lef t after that (currently down to 40%) has not been officially committed to be anything but "park or other public uses" and will be reconfigured so that nothing of what is there now will remain intact.
>>>>
>>>> Please call the council, send email or letters, and/or show up to the hearing building:
>>>>
>>>> Tuesday Nov 29 at 10am in the Wilson Building
>>>> 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, room 412.
>>>>
>>>> Phil Mendelson, Chairman: (202) 724-8032
>>>>
>>>> Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1: (202) 724-8181
>>>>
>>>> Mary Cheh, Committee Chairman: (202) 724-8062
>>>>
>>>> Muriel Bowser, Mayor: (202) 727-2643
>>>>
>>>> Here's what to tell them:
>>>>
>>>> Why you and your family love the park and want it to stay the same size it is now
>>>>
>>>> What you don't like about the development and the problems it will cause -- traffic, parking, density, scale, etc.
>>>>
>>>> How the city's flawed process left out large segments of the community and does not reflect your thoughts and concerns
>>>>
>>>> Postpone making a decision about the park. Let the community weigh in about the future of the park.
>>>>
>>>> If you are planning on speaking at the meeting in person email your name, address, and that you wish to testify at the hearing on the Bruce M onroe surplus to cow@dccouncil.usas soon as possible.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Use this email tool to contact our Councilmembers and Mayor. There’s a sample email in the form, which you can modify however you like: http://www.activist.one/brucemonroe/ Please change the subject line so staff will know you’re a real person. In addition you may add your own thoughts to the letter.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Call one or more key people on the Council or Mayor’s office. See more info here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/urgent_call_the_dc_council_and_mayor
>>>>
>>>> 3. Sign up to testify at the hearing on Nov. 29 beginning at 10:00 a.m. (1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 412) by emailing cow@dccouncil.us. If you bring 15 copies of your testimony, it will be distributed to Councilmembers.
>>>>
>>>> You can read more about the proposed development and the community effort to save Bruce Monroe Park here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/council_hosts_surplus_and_disposition... Thi s would also help you write testimony if you can attend.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>>
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Amy- if you want this to have a prayer of occurring, you must stop this developer first. Existing plans keep changing, but Building size keeps increasing, and is up to 60% lot size already - how much of the remaining space will be left for park space once paths, etc are laid out?
Adam

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> On Nov 28, 2016, at 11:52 PM, amymelrose wrote:
>
> I also came across this petition around this proposal for the park:
>
> "More Affordable Housing in DC: Build Park Morton at Bruce Monroe Park"
>
> http://jufj.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3f3662f83a5dbc1b98f725dc2...
>
> Amy
>
>
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:29 PM, HughYoungblood wrote:
>> Thank you for standing up for your community park!
>>
>> Hugh Youngblood
>> Friends of McMillan Park
>> http://friendsofmcmillan.org
>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM, amalochee wrote:
>>> Tomorrow morning the DC council will be voting to declare the park at Georgia/Irving/Columbia Rd as surplus property to make way for a developer to build a 120ft tall building in addition to other buildings on the site.
>>>
>>> Whatever space that is lef t after that (currently down to 40%) has not been officially committed to be anything but "park or other public uses" and will be reconfigured so that nothing of what is there now will remain intact.
>>>
>>> Please call the council, send email or letters, and/or show up to the hearing building:
>>>
>>> Tuesday Nov 29 at 10am in the Wilson Building
>>> 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, room 412.
>>>
>>> Phil Mendelson, Chairman: (202) 724-8032
>>>
>>> Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1: (202) 724-8181
>>>
>>> Mary Cheh, Committee Chairman: (202) 724-8062
>>>
>>> Muriel Bowser, Mayor: (202) 727-2643
>>>
>>> Here's what to tell them:
>>>
>>> Why you and your family love the park and want it to stay the same size it is now
>>>
>>> What you don't like about the development and the problems it will cause -- traffic, parking, density, scale, etc.
>>>
>>> How the city's flawed process left out large segments of the community and does not reflect your thoughts and concerns
>>>
>>> Postpone making a decision about the park. Let the community weigh in about the future of the park.
>>>
>>> If you are planning on speaking at the meeting in person email your name, address, and that you wish to testify at the hearing on the Bruce M onroe surplus to cow@dccouncil.usas soon as possible.
>>>
>>> 1. Use this email tool to contact our Councilmembers and Mayor. There’s a sample email in the form, which you can modify however you like: http://www.activist.one/brucemonroe/ Please change the subject line so staff will know you’re a real person. In addition you may add your own thoughts to the letter.
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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Whoa, now hold it, I know Rebecca and she is a really earnest, dedicated,
awesome person, and so is the org JUFJ. They fight for things like
affordable housing, paid family leave. There are honest and wonderful
people on both sides of this issue.

On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 1:54 PM, amalochee wrote:

> Amy,
>
> That petition is a joke and was created by a housing lobbyist organization
> and only refers to the park as "vacant land nearby" what a farce. Specifically
> Jews for justice. In this case justice for who exactly? Not the current
> residents of the neighborhood.
>
> Please help save our public space, a small urban oasis amidst the concrete
> jungle,
> Amalie
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 11:52 PM, amymelrose wrote:
>
> I also came across this petition around this proposal for the park:
>
> "More Affordable Housing in DC: Build Park Morton at Bruce Monroe Park"
>
> http://jufj.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3f3662f83a5db
> c1b98f725dc2&id=448c516445&e=d2b7c79c4f
>
> Amy
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:29 PM, HughYoungblood > > wrote:
>
>> Thank you for standing up for your community park!
>>
>> Hugh Youngblood
>> Friends of McMillan Park
>> http://friendsofmcmillan.org
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM, amalochee wrote:
>>
>>> Tomorrow morning the DC council will be voting to declare the park at
>>> Georgia/Irving/Columbia Rd as surplus property to make way for a developer
>>> to build a 120ft tall building in addition to other buildings on the site.
>>>
>>> Whatever space that is lef t after that (currently down to 40%) has not
>>> been officially committed to be anything but "park or other public uses"
>>> and will be reconfigured so that nothing of what is there now will remain
>>> intact.
>>>
>>> Please call the council, send email or letters, and/or show up to the
>>> hearing building:
>>>
>>> Tuesday Nov 29 at 10am in the Wilson Building
>>> 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, room 412.
>>>
>>> Phil Mendelson, Chairman: (202) 724-8032
>>>
>>> Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1: (202) 724-8181
>>>
>>> Mary Cheh, Committee Chairman: (202) 724-8062
>>>
>>> Muriel Bowser, Mayor: (202) 727-2643
>>>
>>> Here's what to tell them:
>>>
>>> *Why you and your family love the park* and want it to stay the same
>>> size it is now
>>>
>>> *What you don't like about the development* and the problems it will
>>> cause -- traffic, parking, density, scale, etc.
>>>
>>> *How the city's flawed process left out large segments of the community* and
>>> does not reflect your thoughts and concerns
>>>
>>> *Postpone making a decision about the park. *Let the community weigh in
>>> about the future of the park.
>>>
>>> If you are planning on speaking at the meeting in person email your
>>> name, address, and that you wish to testify at the hearing on the Bruce M
>>> onroe surplus to cow@dccouncil.usas soon as possible.
>>>
>>> 1. Use this email tool to contact our Councilmembers and Mayor. There’s
>>> a sample email in the form, which you can modify however you like:
>>> http://www.activist.one/
>>> brucemonroe /
>>> Please change the subject line
>>> so staff will know you’re a real person. In addition you may add your own
>>> thoughts to the letter.
>>>
>>> 2. Call one or more key people on the Council or Mayor’s office. See
>>> more info here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/urgent_call_the_dc_
>>> council_and_mayor
>>>
>>> 3. Sign up to testify at the hearing on Nov. 29 beginning at 10:00 a.m. (1350
>>> Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 412) by emailing cow@dccouncil.us. If you
>>> bring 15 copies of your testimony, it will be distributed to Councilmembers.
>>>
>>> You can read more about the proposed development and the community
>>> effort to save Bruce Monroe Park here: http://www.savebrucemonr
>>> oepark.org/council_hosts_surplus_and_disposition_hearings_on_nov_29
>>> Thi
>>> s would also help you write testimony if you can attend.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
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I am praying they build it and the sooner the better… I live 2 blocks from that park and trust me it will be a blessing for everyone in the neighborhood.
-Vlad

> On Nov 29, 2016, at 6:55 AM, TheWelder wrote:
>
> Amy- if you want this to have a prayer of occurring, you must stop this developer first. Existing plans keep changing, but Building size keeps increasing, and is up to 60% lot size already - how much of the remaining space will be left for park space once paths, etc are laid out?
> Adam
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Nov 28, 2016, at 11:52 PM, amymelrose > wrote:
>
>> I also came across this petition around this proposal for the park:
>>
>> "More Affordable Housing in DC: Build Park Morton at Bruce Monroe Park"
>>
>> http://jufj.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=3f3662f83a5dbc1b98f725dc2...
>>
>> Amy
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 2:29 PM, HughYoungblood > wrote:
>> Thank you for standing up for your community park!
>>
>> Hugh Youngblood
>> Friends of McMillan Park
>> http://friendsofmcmillan.org
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 28, 2016 at 12:28 PM, amalochee > wrote:
>> Tomorrow morning the DC council will be voting to declare the park at Georgia/Irving/Columbia Rd as surplus property to make way f or a developer to build a 120ft tall building in addition to other buildings on the site.
>>
>> Whatever space that is lef t after that (currently down to 40%) has not been officially committed to be anything but "park or other public uses" and will be reconfigured so that nothing of what is there now will remain intact.
>>
>> Please call the council, send email or letters, and/or show up to the hearing building:
>>
>> Tuesday Nov 29 at 10am in the Wilson Building
>> 1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW, room 412.
>>
>> Phil Mendelson, Chairman: (202) 724-8032
>> Brianne Nadeau, Ward 1: (202) 724-8181
>> Mary Cheh, Committee Chairman: (202) 724-8062
>> Muriel Bowser, Mayor: (202) 727-2643
>> Here's what to tell them:
>>
>> Why you and your family love the park and want it to stay the same size it is now
>>
>> What you don't like about the development and the problems it will cause -- traffic, parking, density, scale, etc.
>>
>> How the city's flawed process left out large segments of the community and does not reflect your thoughts and concerns
>>
>> Postpone making a decision about the park. Let the community weigh in about the future of the park.
>>
>> If you are planning on speaking at the meeting in person email your name, address, and that you wish to testify at the hearing on th e Bruce M onroe surplus to cow@dccouncil.us as soon as possible.
>>
>> 1. Use this email tool to contact our Councilmembers and Mayor. There’s a sample email in the form, which you can modify however you like: http://www.activist.one/ brucemonroe / Please change the subject line so staff will know you’re a real person. In addition you may add your own thoughts to the letter.
>>
>> 2. Call one or more key people on the Council or Mayor’s office. See more info here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/urgent_call_the_dc_council_and_m ayor
>> 3. Sign up to testify at the hearing on Nov. 29 beginning at 10:00 a.m. (1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 412) by emailing cow@dccouncil.us . If you bring 15 copies of your testimony, it will be distributed to Councilmembers.
>>
>> You can read more about the proposed development and the community effort to save Bruce Monroe Park here: http://www.savebrucemonroepark.org/council_hosts_surplus_and_disposition... _on_nov_29 Thi s would also help you write testimony if you can attend.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
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