Norton Reminds Residents That NPS is Soliciting Feedback for a Series of Projects in Northeast and Southeast D.C.
Improvements will be funded by a significant investment from the Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) announced today that the National Park Service (NPS) will be hosting various public events throughout Northeast and Southeast D.C. to share proposed plans to improve NPS recreational facilities at the Alabama Avenue playground, Battery Ricketts and Fort Stanton Park, Kenilworth Park, Randle Circle Park, Lanham Estates and Ridge Road picnic areas at Fort Dupont Park, and River Terrace Park at Anacostia Park.
In a recent letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Office of Management and Budget, Norton stated “Tourist sites like the National Mall should not be the sole focus of our investment. I encourage you to invest FY 25 funding in NPS-owned neighborhood parks in D.C.”
NPS wants to hear from the community about how to continue improving parks and how the community would like to use and enjoy these spaces. During these events, neighbors will learn more about the effort to improve parks, see the plans, ask questions and share feedback on the plans. The NPS will use public feedback to help shape the design plans for each improvement project.
The event schedule follows:
February 17, 2024 from 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Subject: Alabama Avenue Playground, adjacent to Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library
Where: Francis A. Gregory Neighborhood Library, 3660 Alabama Ave. SE, Washington, D.C., 20020
February 20, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Subject: River Terrace Park
Where: Langston Golf Course Clubhouse, 2600 Benning Rd NE, Washington, D.C., 20002
February 21, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Subject: Kenilworth Park
Where: Kenilworth Recreation Center, 4321 Ord Street NE, Washington, D.C., 20019
February 22, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Subject: Battery Ricketts and Fort Stanton Park
Where: Stanton Recreation Center, 1812 Erie Street SE, Washington, D.C., 20020
February 27, 2024 from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Subject: Randle Circle Park, Lanham Estates and Ridge Road Picnic Areas
Where: Fort Dupont Activity Center, Fort Dupont Drive SE, Washington, D.C., 20019
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