Anonymous wrote:
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.

Anonymous wrote:Sign this petition if you are interested in slowing the transfer of land to mark ein on March 1st 202. Let’s ensure that rules are followed and that development enhances the lives of all residents instead of focusing on the needs of a once a year tennis tournament

https://www.change.org/p/stop-rock-creek-park-tennis-sports-complex-development?recruiter=1397119598&recruited_by_id=5a79c1d0-d44b-11f0-a1d5-499e76a2c45a

Anonymous wrote:I didn't say that the DC government was more transparent, just that the DC government is more accessible. Have you ever tried to call the Department of Interior? Emails to NPS workers often go unanswered.

Just came across this WAMU article, which suggests that DC stopped negotiating with NPS. This is surprising because Councilwomen Lewis-George sent out letter expressing shock and surprise at the turn of events.

What's more worrying, though, is that no updated environmental study will be required. The developer can use standards from 1995! I assume (but I am not a scientist) that protections will not include updated standards for water run off (This makes me really mad because DC residents have to pay a surcharge on our bill every month!) or protections for trees or permeable surfaces.

Anonymous wrote:And I really would love it if you had some information to share about why a 30 year old environmental study is okay. Please share and explain why this isn’t concerning

Anonymous wrote:Oops, forgot to include the link

https://wamu.org/story/25/12/22/rock-creek-tennis-center-could-get-new-management-and-an-overhaul/

I really think the community needs to come together and at least request that an environmental study be done. Rock Creek park is in danger of becoming a parking lot.

Anonymous wrote:Oops, forgot to include the link

https://wamu.org/story/25/12/22/rock-creek-tennis-center-could-get-new-management-and-an-overhaul/

I really think the community needs to come together and at least request that an environmental study be done. Rock Creek park is in danger of becoming a parking lot.

Anonymous wrote:Please sign the petition. We still need support to ensure that the community has a voice and to protect the park from becoming a parking lot.

https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-destruction-of-a-national-public-park-rock-creek-park-tennis-center

Anonymous wrote:NPS.

“On July 12, 2022 DOEE received complaints about blue liquid discharging from outfall 829 in Blagden Creek. We then were notified by National Parks Service (NPS) that contractors working for the CitiOpen tournament at the Rock Creek Tennis Facility were discharging paint-laden water into the storm sewer. An employee of NPS saw World Class Courts employees washing out 55 gallon drums of paint and illegally dumping it into a storm drain on the south side of the tennis facility. He told them that dumping into the storm drain was illegal and a violation of their work permit. He instructed them to contain all excess paint and dispose of it at a proper facility.” See the attachment “111_MDE_Tennis_Site_Directive_7.14.2022”

The employees pushed back and became argumentative, saying their manager had given them approval to dump the paint there. Mr. Papa spoke with the tournament director Dan Laufer and the owner of the court painting business, Matthew Magner, and explained why they were not permitted to wash paint down the storm drain. He explained that the dumping violated their permit terms through NPS…

This was recorded in documents that were received under a FOIA request.