Category: Historic Sites

‘The Neighbors Don’t Want It!’ – Dupont ANC Struggles Again with Masonic Project

Media Release: Monday, April 12, 2021 Contact: Nick DelleDonne,   delledonne.n@comcast.net 703 929 6656   ‘The Neighbors Don't Want It!’  Dupont ANC Struggles Again with Masonic Project    The Masons’ plan for an oversized, inappropriate apartment building in an historic district at 16th and S Streets, NW – a development that would destroy the low-rise historic stretch of […]

When is a Roof Not a Roof? Residents Challenge Zoning Approval of Masonic Lot – Dupont ANC Committee Agenda Tonight

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 RELEASE – Residents Sue Over Asbestos Danger at McMillan Park

PRESS RELEASE                       March 29, 2021 Contact: Linwood Norman Save McMillan Action Coalition smac.dc@gmail.com 202-656-3012  Residents Sue Over Asbestos Danger at McMillan ParkWard 5 Councilman McDuffie Ignores the Issue     Washington, DC – Thirty-one DC residents have filed with the DC Court of Appeals a petition to hear claims about how the Mayor […]

Press Release: MORE THAN 115 PEOPLE REGISTER AND ATTEND PROTEST OF WARD 5 COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN MCDUFFIE

115 People Protest Kenyan McDuffie

MORE THAN 115 PEOPLE REGISTER AND ATTEND “VIRTUAL” PROTEST OF WARD 5 COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN MCDUFFIEFOR RELEASE: March 3, 2021 Contacts: Beth Wagner, Organizer, ward5criesout@gmail.com, (301) 800-1497; Ms. Minnie Elliott, BMBVRA President, bmbvassociation@gmail.com, (202) 299-6647 Washington, DC — In what may be a first in DC, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie was the object of a […]

PRESS RELEASE – Constituents Seek Investigation of McDuffie for Neglect of Duty, Conflict of Interest Based on Thousands in Political Contributions

PRESS RELEASE                         February 18, 2021 Contact: Linwood Norman Save McMillan Action Coalition smac.dc@gmail.com 202-656-3012   Constituents Seek Investigation of McDuffie for Neglect of Duty, Conflict of Interest Based on Thousands in Political Contributions   A group of Ward 5 residents is asking the DC Board of Ethics and Government Accountability, DC Inspector General […]

PRESS RELEASE: McDuffie Ignores Ward 5 Residents’ Request for Meeting About Asbestos Health Risks at McMillan Park — Complaints may be filed with Board of Ethics and Government Accountability; Independent Auditor; and Inspector General

———- Forwarded message ——— From: SaveMcMillan ActionCoalition <smac.dc@gmail.com> Date: Thu, Dec 24, 2020 at 9:06 AM Subject: PRESS RELEASE: McDuffie Ignores Ward 5 Residents’ Request for Meeting About Asbestos Health Risks at McMillan Park — Complaints may be filed with Board of Ethics and Government Accountability; Independent Auditor; and Inspector General To: SaveMcMillan ActionCoalition <smac.dc@gmail.com> […]

PRESS RELEASE: Residents Ask Councilman McDuffie to Investigate Asbestos, Air Pollution Concerns at McMillan Park — DC Agency Fails to Provide Asbestos Environmental Reports

PRESS RELEASE                                                                          November 23, 2020Contact: Linwood Norman, smac.dc@gmail.com202-656-3012   Residents Ask Councilman McDuffie to Investigate Asbestos, Air Pollution Concerns at McMillan Park DC Agency Fails to Provide Asbestos Environmental Reports More than a dozen Ward 5 residents are asking their Council representative Kenyan McDuffie to investigate potential asbestos and air pollution health risks at McMillan Park, following […]

Who’s the Man behind the Curtain? ‘Mayor’s Agent’ OKs Masonic Temple Lot Division – Role of Planning Dir. Trueblood Questioned

Media release November 23, 2020 Contact Nick DelleDonne 703-929-6656 Who‘s the Man behind the Curtain? ‘Mayor’s Agent’ OKs Masonic Temple Lot Division Role of Planning Dir. Trueblood Questioned   The city’s conflicted process of approving development projects came more sharply into focus on November 6 when the Mayor’s Agent for Historic Preservation approved the subdivision of […]

PRESS RELEASE: McMillan Park Water System Likely Built With Asbestos, Posing Health Hazard to City Reservoir & Neighborhoods — DC Officials Cannot Prove Environmental Impact Study Was Ever Completed

PRESS RELEASE                                                                     November 5, 2020 Contact: Linwood Norman, smac.dc@gmail.com202-656-3012   McMillan Park Water System Likely Built With Asbestos, Posing Health Hazard to City Reservoir & Neighborhoods DC Officials Cannot Prove Environmental Impact Study Was Ever Completed McMillan Park’s 25-acre water filtration system is a massive concrete structure likely composed with asbestos and, if demolished, would pose a severe health […]