Norton to Host Quarterly Meeting with National Park Service, Thursday

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) said she looks forward to Thursday's meeting at 6:00 p.m. with the National Park Service (NPS) at the U.S. Park Police Anacostia operations facility, which will be the second 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 almost all parkland in the District of Columbia is owned by NPS and funded by the federal government," Norton said. "These regular meetings throughout the city have been popular with D.C. residents, who love our parks and have taken full advantage of these meetings to bring their concerns directly to NPS. NPS has important local responsibilities in our city, making frequent communication and transparency as essential for residents as for D.C.'s own services. NPS is not a local agency, but when it comes to our neighborhood parks, that's exactly what they must be. 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 enactment 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, November 14th at 6:00 PM

WHERE: U.S. Park Police Anacostia operations facility, 1901 Anacostia Drive SE, Washington, DC