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 […]
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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 […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]