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[quote=Anonymous]The original proposal was a public private partnership between DC and the developer. DC had already budgeted 9 million dollars to fix up the tennis courts and was planning on renovating the space.  Residents hoped the plans would include the amphitheater and were staring to work with the city.

At the last minute and without any warning, this  plan was discarded.  Now, the federal government will give the land directly to the developer. It is unclear if the federal government will be providing any money to the project.  This eliminates any role DC and its residents have in the project.  It is unclear what, if any role , NPS will have. However, NPS is underfunded and under resourced so it is unlikely that there will be much if an oversight.

In addition, the developer is only required to invest 25 million dollars for a 50 year lease. This is not enough money to provide amenities that will benefit residents. No picnic areas, no pools, no pickleball courts. The focus will be on creating infrastructure that promotes a one week tennis tournament.

I spoke with a DC council member who said that the developer would be free to create a private pay to play tennis club and there is nothing anybody can do to stop it.

Residents have been fundraising for years to try and get the amphitheater up and running. This is not included in the development plans and, in  fact, the enlarged parking area could prevent it from ever be redeveloped.  The parking areas will be owned by the developer, not NPS or the city and they could restrict access.

The worst part about this whole thing is the underhand way it's being handled. A 12 day review period right before the holidays followed by a transfer on March 1st.  Even if you think  bureaucratic tape slows projects down, this is a crazy short time line prevents input from residents and the city.

Please sign the petition if you want to slow this process down and get the attention of lawmakers.

https://www.change.org/p/stop-rock-creek-park-tennis-sports-complex-development?recruiter=2393795&recruited_by_id=b37ad064-608a-4483-b2eb-87a1e15321de&utm_source=share_petition&utm_campaign=psf_promote_or_share&utm_term=psf&utm_medium=facebook&utm_content=fht-490918014-en-us%3A0

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