Category: Ward 1

Ward 5 Residents Ask CM McDuffie to Defund McMillan

Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie

PRESS ALERT JULY 14, 2020Contact: Linwood Norman, smac.dc@gmail.com, 202-656-3012 Ward 5 Residents Ask CM McDuffie to Defund McMillanUse Money for Public Health, Education and Housing Needs Facing Constituents Hardest Hit by COVID-19 Health Pandemic Washington, DC – Ward 5 Residents including those living around McMillan Park are asking Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie to Defund the controversial […]

Black Residents to DC Council: DEFUND McMILLAN

Ben Franklin at McMillan Park

SaveMcMillan.org/defund Media advisory, Monday, July 6, 2020Contact: Linwood Norman, smac.dc@gmail.com, 202-656-3012 The DC City Council is being asked by Black residents in the District to use the Council’s newly adopted “racial equity lens” to analyze and then defund the McMillan Park redevelopment plan, because it will intensify displacement in a city that is one of […]

[PRESS ALERT] DC Court of Appeals Stops McMillan Demolition Citing “Irreparable Harm” from Premature DCRA Permit

PRESS ALERT — Contact: Linwood Norman, smac.dc@gmail.com, 202-656-3012 DC Court of Appeals Stops McMillan Demolition Citing “Irreparable Harm” from Premature DCRA Permit On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, DC’s highest court, the DC Court of Appeals, stopped work at McMillan Park and Sand Filtration Plant (1st Street NW and Michigan Avenue NW) by granting an injunction […]

PRESS ALERT — Ward 2 Candidates Asked to Oppose McMillan Park Giveaway

———- Forwarded message ———From: SaveMcMillan ActionCoalition <smac.dc@gmail.com>Date: Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 1:43 PMSubject: PRESS ALERT — Ward 2 Candidates Asked to Oppose McMillan Park Giveaway >> PRESS ALERT <<CONTACT LINWOOD NORMAN, SAVE MCMILLAN ACTION COALITION, SMAC.DC@GMAIL.COM, 202-656-3012 Ward 2 Candidates Asked to Oppose More Taxpayer Money for McMillan Redevelopment Project Feb. 6, 2020 — […]

Press Alert: MCMILLAN PARK DEMOLITION STOPPED BY COURT

>> PRESS ALERT << Save McMillan Action Coalition / DC for Reasonable DevelopmentContact Linwood Norman, 202-656-3012 McMillan Park Supporters Stop Demolition; Hearing to Revoke Permits Tomorrow at OAH; DCRA Intransigence Providing Information Today, January 16, 2020, the DC Court of Appeals granted an injunction to Friends of McMillan Park stopping Mayor Bowser from demolishing McMillan […]

MCMILLAN PARK ILLEGAL DEMOLITION IN COURT DEC 20TH FRIDAY MORNING 9:00AM

Demolition at McMillan Park

PRESS ALERT & INVITE [Contact: Chris Otten ‪(202) 656-3012‬ ] WHAT: Press Conference & Demonstration to Stop Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Illegal Demolition of the Historically Registered McMillan Park & Sand Filtration Plant; Court Hearing Scheduled for Restraining Order WHEN: Friday, December 20, 2019, 9:00AM WHERE: DC Superior Court, 500 Indiana Avenue, NW, in front of […]

Press Alert: DC Court of Appeals Accepts Opening Briefs from McMillan Park Neighbors Defending National Historic Landmark; Despite Requests and Protests OAG Racine Chooses Not to Meet With McMillan Appellants

Paving Over McMillan Park

Press Alert: Save McMillan Park Action Coalition & DC for Reasonable Development Contact: Linwood Norman, SMAC.DC@gmail.com, (202) 656-3012‬ DC Court of Appeals Accepts Opening Briefs from McMillan Park Neighbors Defending National Historic Landmark; Despite Requests and Protests OAG Racine Chooses Not to Meet With McMillan Appellants Washington, DC — Today, the first day of October […]

Press Update: Lead DC Attorney Karl Racine Continues to Ignore Illegal Demolition at McMillan Park; Racine Interrupted at Georgetown University Forum

PRESS UPDATE: DC For Reasonable Development,  ‪(202) 656-5874‬   Lead DC Attorney Karl Racine Continues to Ignore Illegal Demolition at McMillan Park; Racine Interrupted at Georgetown University Forum Washington, DC — Early morning on Tuesday, September 10, 2019, at a Georgetown University forum on unfair wages for construction workers in DC, the first-elected Attorney General […]

PR: McMillan Park Supporters Gather To “Kill the Inside Land Deal” by DC City Council; Complaint Letter Asks AG Racine To Step In

PRESS UPDATE: Save McMillan Park Action CoalitionContact: Linwood Norman, SMAC.DC@gmail.com, (202) 656-3012‬ McMillan Park Supporters Gather To  “Kill the Inside Land Deal” by DC City Council; Complaint Letter Asks AG Racine To Step In Washington, DC — On Saturday, August 31, more than twenty-five McMillan Park supporters gathered to protest the Mayor’s illegal demolition underway […]

Press Update: Mayor Bowser Continues Illegal Demolition at McMillan Park while Attorney General Karl Racine Remains Silent; Supporters File Illegal Demolition Complaint and Plan to Protest Sat Aug 31

PRESS UPDATE August 31, 2019 Contact Grace McClain, SMAC.DC@gmail.com, (202) 656-3012‬ Mayor Bowser Continues Illegal Demolition at McMillan Park While Attorney General Karl Racine Remains Silent; Supporters File Illegal Demolition Complaint and Plan to Protest Sat Aug 31 Washington, DC – Despite Mayor Bowser claiming otherwise (WBJ “District officials insist there's no demolition work underway […]