DC for Reasonable Development, Chris Otten, 202 810 2768 [updated March 23; see bottom] McMillan Supporters Face Avalanche of Developer Submissions Days Before Hearing; Zoning Commission Meets Tonight To Decide on Request for Deferment and “Due Process” Tonight, Monday, March 20, the Zoning Commission intends to decide on the request of Friends of McMillan Park […]
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PRESS ALERT: Save McMillan Action Coalition, smac.dc@gmail.com Administrative “Railroading” of McMillan Park Court Reversal Paid For by DC TaxPayers; Mayor and DC Planning Officials Submit 17 Exhibits with 300 Pages 10 Days Before March 23 Hearing Washington, DC — On March 13, 2017, more than fifteen exhibits consisting of more than three hundred pages of […]
Press Alert: District Library Dynamos For Immediate Release: Chris Otten 202 810 2768 MLK Interim Plan for Homeless Services Released Day Before Library Closure: Shows Limited Services and Hours in Far Flung Locations; Library users will demonstrate at the time MLK closes Washington, DC – The Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services (MOCRS) today […]
FOR RELEASE: June 14, 2016 CONTACT: Don Padou, 202-664-4395, Linwood Norman, 804-837-0737 Court of Appeals Orders Council to Produce Records Related to Development of McMillan Park WASHINGTON, DC — In a decision that will have far reaching effects for transparency in the District of Columbia, the Court of Appeals, on June 9, 2016, handed […]
For Immediate Release, DC for Reasonable Development Contact: Chris Otten 202 810 2768 Prominent Water Features to be Concrete in McMillan Development Change Called “Bait & Switch” Key water features that were promised to the public and the DC Council by the developers of the 25-acre McMillan Park will now be concrete, according to plans […]
McMillan Press Update May 22, 2016 :: SAVE MCMILLAN ACTION COALITION :: 202 344 5385 :: savemcmillan.org –> as posted on bloomingdale blog McMillan Park Legal Cases Reveal Startling Facts Not Considered by City Council or Planners During Park Giveaway Proceedings Legal filings demonstrate overwhelming traffic conditions, millions of gallons of wasteful sewage and water use, […]
<< Press Release >> Adams Morgan for Reasonable Development Contact, 202 670 2366 PN Hoffman Development in Adams Morgan Faces Major Public Opposition Developer PN Hoffman seeks to purchase the Suntrust property at 18th Street and Columbia Road NW to build a 70+ foot tall mixed use apartment and retail complex at the heart of […]
Save McMillan Action Coalition (SMAC) For Release: April 7, 2016 Contact: Chris Otten, 1-202-810-2768, smac.dc@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/SAVEMcMillan Chairman Mendelson Shocks with Request for Emergency Legislation for McMillan — Opponents React Swiftly and Strongly This past Monday, April 4th, DC Council Chairman, Phil Mendelson introduced emergency legislation, without a clear reason [UPDATE: Mendelson explains action […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Contact: Amal Mimish, Save McMillan Action Coalition, 202-706-9408, savemcmillan@activist.one City’s Over-Development of McMillan Park Challenged in Court Plain Language of Development Rules at Question Washington, D.C. — The battle over the McMillan development project is now in the DC Court of Appeals, DC’s highest judicial body. In a bold move, McMillan […]
Save McMillan Action Coalition Press Release, December 18, 2015 Contact: Chris Otten, DC for Reasonable Development MCMILLAN WARS! DC Zoning Commission Denies Party Status to Affected Residents and Ignores the Power of True Affordability Washington, DC — On Thursday evening, the DC Zoning Commission held yet another hearing on McMillan Park (and there are […]