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Norton NPS Town Hall Meeting with Expert Panel to Hear from Residents on Their Parks, Tomorrow

May 20, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 21, 2014, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a National Park Service (NPS) town hall meeting with expert panelists to explore many new ideas for the city's federal parks and how residents can work with NPS, which owns most of the city's parks, to enliven D.C.'s green spaces and adapt them to the needs of the individual neighborhoods where they are located. Norton encourages all D.C. residents to attend the meeting and air their views and recommendations for their parks or park-related matters. Residents have been sending their ideas for issues they would like discussed at the town hall meeting, and are encouraged to continue doing so. All ideas can be sent to NortonEvents@mail.house.gov.

WHO: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Steve Whitesell, NPS National Capital Region Director

Richard Bradley, Downtown DC Business Improvement District Executive Director

David Alpert, Greater Greater Washington Blog

Events DC representative

NPS superintendents for D.C. on hand to answer questions

WHAT: National Park Service Town Hall Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday, May 21, 2104, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: John A. Wilson Building, room 412 (1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW)

Published: May 20, 2014