Category: Historic Sites

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 […]

PR: McMillan Park Appeals Cases Survive OAG Karl Racine’s Request for Dismissal; Mayor Begins Park Demolition in Violation of Court Ruling

PRESS UPDATE August 28, 2019Contact Grace McClain, SMAC.DC@gmail.com, (202) 656-3012‬ McMillan Park Appeals Cases Survive OAG Karl Racine's Request for Dismissal; Mayor Begins Park Demolition in Violation of Court Ruling Washington, DC — On August 27, 2019, the DC Court of Appeals Acting Chief Judge, Stephen Glickman, denied DC's Office of Attorney General, Karl Racine's […]

PRESS ALERT AUG. 23. 2019 – Muriel Bowser defies Court Ruling on McMillan Park; Developers Rushing in Demolition Machines

PRESS ALERT AUG. 23. 2019 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Linwood Norman, Save McMillan Action Coalition,  ‪(202) 656-3012‬, smac.dc@gmail.com Muriel Bowser defies Court Ruling on McMillan Park; Developers Rushing in Demolition Machines Washington, DC – On Friday August 16, 2019, the Mayor's DC Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) issued a demolition permit for the historic […]

CITY COUNCIL HOLDING CRUCIAL HEARINGS, ROUNDTABLES & VOTES BEFORE 2018 SUMMER BREAK

DC FOR REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT, 202 810 2768 << press alert >> CITY COUNCIL HOLDING CRUCIAL HEARINGS, ROUNDTABLES & VOTES BEFORE SUMMER BREAK Washington, D.C. — John A. Wilson Building — Since the end of June, 2018, the District of Columbia City Council has had fiery hearings and more explosive ones are upcoming. DISPOSITION OF PUBLIC […]

Citizen Lawsuit Brings Transparency to Public Land Deals

News Release: From Eastern Market Metro Community Association, Contact: Oliver Hall, (617) 953-0161, Marci Hilt, (202) 445-0458 EMMCA Lawsuit Compels DC Government Agency to Disclose Agreements When DC Leases or Sells Public Properties to Developers Washington, DC, March 28, 2017 – The Eastern Market Metro Community Association (EMMCA) said today that a lawsuit the community […]