“It is ORDERED, that the “Motion for a Preliminary Injunction,” filed by Plaintiffs Vaughn Bennett, Andria Swanson, and Jeanette Carter on July 26, 2012, is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED, that Defendants Union Station Redevelopment Corporation and Mayor Vincent C. Gray are ENJOINED from operating a diesel bus parking facility on the grounds of the Crummell School until (a) procedures established by D.C. Code § 1-309.10 are complied with and (b) USRC submits an accurate Environmental Intake Form and Environmental Impact Screening Form to the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, and complies with any requirements that result from evaluation of those submittals. It is further ORDERED, that this injunction shall not restrain Defendants from completing construction or, or maintaining, the lot and appurtenant facilities. It is further ORDERED, that this injunction shall not be lifted except by further order of the court.”
The order likely means that construction of the charter bus parking lot on Gallaudet Street NE in Ivy City will have to stop until the court lifts the injunction or the District of Columbia and the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation comply with the judges order.
Awesome — we are hoping to keep the momentum going — check out the forum this Saturday >>
The West End Library & Fire Station Deal: Bargain or Rip-Off?
WHAT: Public Forum on the West End Library and Fire Station Deal
WHEN: Saturday, December 15, 2012, 11AM-12:30PM
WHERE: The West End Library – 1101 24th St. N.W. (Corner of 24th and L)
Come learn the facts about the District’s plan to give away the public properties housing the West End Public Library and Fire Station to private developer EastBanc-W.D.C. Partners, LLC.
The plan is touted as the only way to “redevelop” these public properties, but is that true?
Under the proposed deal, EastBanc will pay no money for the public property it acquires, which is worth an estimated $100 million.
Instead, EastBanc will replace the Library with a private high-rise of “luxury” condos and retail outlets, and it will replace the Fire Station with another private development.
EastBanc will own both formerly public properties. What do taxpayers get in return for this $100 million gift?
EastBanc will include a new library on the ground floor of one development, and a new fire station on the ground floor of the other, with easements for public access to each one.
Does this sound like a good deal? It’s not. Come learn the facts, and help stop the $100 million taxpayer giveaway to EastBanc.
Hosted by: The D.C. Library Renaissance Project / West End Library Advisory Group
For more info: 202-387-8030
tinyurl.com/bad-west-end-deal