Norton to Host First Quarterly Meeting with National Park Service, Tonight

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she looks forward to tonight's meeting at 6:00 p.m. with the National Park Service (NPS), which will be the first in an ongoing series of regular meetings between District of Columbia residents and NPS. Norton announced in May that NPS had committed to hosting regular public meetings with D.C. residents to hear directly from the community regarding our national parks, which constitute almost all of the District's parks.

"The National Park Service is necessarily one of my priorities because nearly every park in the District of Columbia is owned by NPS and funded by the federal government," Norton said. "NPS has important local responsibilities, making frequent communication and transparency as essential for residents as for D.C.'s own services. I am grateful NPS has agreed to the important step of hearing from the community on a regular basis to prioritize their needs."

This meeting follows the passage and signing of Norton's bill in March that clarified that the District and NPS could enter into cooperative management agreements to rehabilitate, operate, and maintain NPS parks in D.C., such as the revitalization of Franklin Park.

Media attending may RSVP to jack.miller@mail.house.gov.

WHAT: Congresswoman Norton hosts NPS community meeting

WHEN: Thursday, July 25th at 6:00 PM

WHERE: Kennedy Recreation Center, 1407 7th Street NW, Washington, DC