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Are there options for those of us not in any of the wards listed but clearly impacted, such as my ward? Would Tommy be able to impact or influence this?
Thanks for the comment and sorry for the confusion. I’ve actually written about this a few times so many already know about the bill. Having said that, I’ll update the post with a clearer link to additional background.
And please do weigh in with any/all Councilmembers. I’m starting with the Econ Dev Committee members since they are holding tomorrow’s hearing. But if this bill goes anywhere (hopefully not), we will need to weigh in with the full Council.
Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander co-introduced the bill. She’s just not on the Economic Development committee.
I am a long time resident and homeowner in DC and strongly oppose the RFK Stadium Study Bill, also known as Bill 20-563, the District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Complex Feasibility Study Act of 2013. There are far more pressing needs that merit the time, attention and money any such bill would incur. There are a number of studies that have already been completed for potential future use of this site (such as the Federal NCPC 2006 RFK Stadium Site Redevelopment Study which included many stakeholders and the community) and none of them have included a 100,000 seat sports stadium, an indoor waterpark, tanning salon, chain restaurants and the like. I oppose the use of city resources to finance something that has such a clearly defined program that was developed outside of the community.
If a private developer wants to propose developing RFK in such a manner as outlined in the bill, then by all means listen to the developer, receive the proposal and share it with us, the constituents, along with all of the relevant stakeholders, before making a decision as to whether such an idea merits study. Get community input before committing community dollars and space.
Here’s another idea – take the money that is being proposed to fund this study and build affordable housing. Build affordable housing. Not pointing fingers at developers and saying that affordable housing is disappearing from the city and is the main cause of the homelessness in the city. Put the money towards building the infrastructure at the adjacent Hill East Waterfront parcel. Let the initial two blocks get developed privately per the current discussions and use those study funds to extend the infrastructure and build a block or so of affordable housing. Or at least use the money to get that ball rolling.
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