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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A response from Council Member Janeese Lewis. Sounds like the DC council is also surprised by the recent turn of events

Hi all,
 
Councilmember Janeese Lewis George believes that it is vital that the Sixteenth Street Heights and Crestwood communities are engaged about the future of Carter Barron, and like many of you, she is deeply frustrated at hearing a report that this land may be given away to developers.
 
Neither she nor the Council had any knowledge of any development plans that would hand the tennis center complex over to developers, which would fly in the face of the agreement that the District had in place with the National Park Service to transfer the tennis center to the city.
 
The Councilmember supported funding to repair the tennis center so that the community can continue to use the facilities and so DC does not lose the Citi Open. She has consistently voiced skepticism of the Mayor's proposals to fund an Olympic-size swimming pool that our community is not asking for. The future of Carter Barron needs to center what our community wants and must ensure public access to improved facilities.
 
Unfortunately, the report our office heard is that Trump is planning to turn all National Park Service land in the District over for development through an RFP process. This would not only jeopardize the future of Carter Barron, but also Rock Creek Park, Anacostia Park, Hains Point, and more.
 
NPS land does not belong to Trump – it belongs to all of us. It is an affront to the mission of the NPS, which was established to safeguard natural, cultural, and historic resources for future generations, to hand these precious landmarks over to the highest bidder.
 
This report is of deep concern to Councilmember Lewis George, and as chair of the Facilities Committee, she will be fighting to protect these precious D.C. landmarks. This is yet another afront to our local economy and it must not stand!
 
As we learn more, we’ll be sharing updates on this important matter with the community.
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Translation = Mark better quickly write me a big campaign check.  [/quote]

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