[IMC-DC] SAVE PUBLIC PROPERTY! Mtg 6/17, CITY COUNCIL HEARING 6/23!

[Parisa Norouzi]

PLEASE FORWARD - URGENT ACTION ALERT to SAVE SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, PARKS, ETC

Do You Think Public Property Should be Used for Public Needs - Like
Affordable Housing, Recreation, 

Health Care, Job Training, Community Programs, Gardens, Small Business, etc

NOT PRIVATE PROFIT? Then RAISE YOUR VOICE! 

 

Schools, Libraries, Parks & Public Spaces are NOT for Sale!

NOW IT'S TIME TO CHANGE THE LAW!

 

Help Pass the Legislation introduced by CM Thomas, with Input from the
People's Property Campaign

Bill 17-0527 - "The Public Land Surplus Standards Amendment Act of 2007"

 

Pre-Hearing Testimony Prep Session

Learn more about this legislation and how it will save public property for 

the uses you care about! Get Prepared to TESTIFY!

 

Tuesday, June 17th 6:30-8:30 PM

MLK Library - 901 G ST, NW Room A-9

RSVP to (202) 234-9119, parisa at empowerdc.org

 

PACK THE HEARING ROOM!

Turn Out - Attend -TESTIFY!

Mon, June 23RD 9:00 am

Wilson Building - 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Room 500 - 5th floor - bring id to enter

  

Sign up to testify by calling the Committee on Gov't Operation, Ms Denise
Wiktor

(202) 724-8105 or email  <mailto:dwiktor at dccouncil.us> dwiktor at dccouncil.us
(cc  <mailto:parisa at empowerdc.org> parisa at empowerdc.org)

 

This is a Critical Time to Raise Your Voice!

Questions?  Call Parisa at Empower DC (202) 234-9119

 

*NOTE* The hearing is on 2 pieces of legislation - The Thomas Bill 17-0527,
and the Schwartz Bill 17-0760.  You can read each by going to
www.dccouncil.us and clicking on legislation, and searching for the bill
number, or email parisa at empowerdc.org to request a copy of the legislation.

 

EMPOWER DC is supporting the Thomas Bill which is much more comprehensive
than the Schwartz bill and considers all community needs - not just
government uses - as viable options for keeping public property in active
public use.  

WHAT BILL 17-0527 DOES:

 This bill is critical to ensure that DC government finally complies with
the law, providing:

- A Master Facilities Plan as required by law (10-1031)

- An audit of space being leased by DC government from private developers at
a cost of over $9 million per month, $110 million per year, as required by
law (10-1012)

- A Master Facilities Planning and Program Coordination Committee, as
required by law (10-1031)

 

This bill lays out a process for complying with the Comprehensive Plan which
includes numerous provisions mandating the protection of public property

 

Key Provisions of the bill include:

*        Mandating that the Mayor deliver to the Council and the Council
approve the Master Facilities Plan and other key planning tools required by
law before proposing the disposition of public property

*        Creating a Community Development Plan to ensure DC identifies both
government and community-development needs for which to repurpose public
properties, before considering any public property disposition

*        Defining "continuous community input" which is required in the
current law, including emphasizing community and ANC involvement in public
property decision making 

 

 

WE'VE LOST TOO MUCH ALREADY!

 

email the council and tell them to support bill 17-0527! 

send to all Council at:  <mailto:membersonly at dccouncil.us>
membersonly at dccouncil.us

Call Your Ward Councilperson! (202) 724-8000

 

PARTIAL LIST OF LOST PUBLIC PROPERTIES:

 

                                                Former Use:
Is Now/Will Be:

Randall School              Homeless Shelter
Art Gallery and Luxury Condos

Wormley School            School
Condos Starting at $1.3 million/unit

Gage School                  School
Parker Flats Condos

Pierce School                School
Condos

Lovejoy School              School
Condos

Adams Morgan             School
Condos

  Annex Elem.

Berret School                School
Condos

Carbery School             School
Luxury Lofts

Bryan School                School
Luxury Lofts

Giddings School             School
Results Gym

Mather Building             UDC Building
Condos

Arthur Capper              Public Housing
Parking Lot for New Baseball Stadium

 

WE DEMAND THAT ALL 23 SCHOOLS SLATED TO CLOSE REMAIN IN 

ACTIVE PUBLIC USE AND PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

 

 

PLEASE NOTE: You have a right to testify for 3 minutes, or 5 minutes if
representing an organization.  

If you are unable to attend the hearing, please submit a written statement.
Send your written testimony to  <mailto:dwiktor at dccouncil.us>
dwiktor at dccouncil.us or Committee on Government Operations, 1350
Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004, no later than 5:30 p.m.,
Monday July 7th 2008.

 

 

 

 

Parisa B. Norouzi

Co-Director/Organizer

District of Columbia Grassroots Empowerment Project

(Empower DC)

1419 V St, NW

Washington, DC 20009

(202) 234-9119

 

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