[Ed. Note: Late yesterday afternoon, the National Park Service (NPS) published a news release regarding the canisters found in Fort Totten Park in April this year. NPS states the munitions are WWI-era munitions, it is possible more may be in the park, and NPS and US Army are seeking funding to conduct a comprehensive investigation of the park.]
Update on Fort Totten Park metal canister investigation
Area of the park remains closed
Date: November 9, 2023 Contact:Autumn Cook, 771-215-6954
WASHINGTON— An area of Fort Totten Park remains closed and fenced, and cement barriers and “no trespassing” signs will remain while the National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Army further investigate the metal canisters, determined to be WWI-era munitions, found there in the spring. Based on investigations to date, the NPS and the Army have determined it is possible Fort Totten Park contains additional munitions.
The two metal canisters, found April 18, were discovered in the park after unauthorized work conducted by an adjacent property owner pushed approximately 10 feet of soil onto NPS land. One munition was a 75-mm projectile, approximately 3 inches in diameter and 11 inches long. The other munition was a Livens projectile, approximately 6 inches in diameter and 19 inches long. Initial assessment by Army experts indicated the 75-mm projectile did not pose a hazard and the Livens projectile contained an unknown liquid. After initial assessment, the items were transported to a nearby secure Federal facility. Both items were evaluated by the Army’s Materiel Assessment Review Board (MARB). The MARB evaluates munitions with an unknown liquid fill using data collected through non-intrusive assessment, historical records, and military expertise. Initial testing of the liquid in the Livens projectile was inconclusive, so it was taken to Aberdeen Proving Ground in Edgewood, Maryland, on Aug. 2, for additional testing. The additional testing indicated that the Livens did not pose a hazard.
To date, the additional testing determined:
The 75-mm projectile contained only soil.
The Livens projectile was filled 85 percent with liquid. The liquid was 99.9994 percent water and 0.0006 percent a commercial chemical called acetophenone. That concentration is equivalent to one grain of sand in one million grains. Acetophenone is a commercial chemical used in the perfume industry as fragrance in soaps and perfumes, as a flavoring agent in foods, and as a solvent for plastics and resins. It is not hazardous.
The NPS and Army are seeking funding to conduct a comprehensive investigation at Fort Totten Park.
The safety of visitors and the community are of the utmost importance to the NPS and the Army. As such, the park will remain closed. It is important to stay out of the area while it remains closed. If you believe that you have encountered a munition, you should consider it dangerous. Learn and follow the 3Rs of explosives safety: Recognize—when you may have encountered a munition and the potential danger; Retreat—do not approach, touch, move or disturb it; Report—call 911 and notify local law enforcement of what you saw and where you saw it.
Public Meeting Notice: Metropolitan Branch Tail (Blair Road to Piney Branch Road NW), November 15, 2023
(WASHINGTON, DC) —The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) invites you to a virtual public meeting on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, to discuss the Metropolitan Branch Trail (Blair Rd to Piney Branch Rd NW). DDOT will present an overview of the project, updated designs, next steps, and get feedback from the community.
When completed, the Metropolitan Branch Trail (MBT) will be an 8-mile trail that runs from Union Station in the District of Columbia to Silver Spring in Maryland. DDOT’s Metropolitan Branch Trail (Blair Rd to Piney Branch Rd NW) Project will connect existing and proposed segments of the MBT near Takoma station using a variety of facility types such as Protected Bike Lanes, Bike Boulevard, Neighborhood Bikeways, Bike Lanes, Multi-use Paths, Shared Streets.
Nominating petitions are now available for ANC 4B10. This single member district covers part of Riggs Park (north of Riggs Road NE) and part of Lamond (from New Hampshire Avenue NE to Kansas Avenue NE). Petitions are due November 27, 2023.
Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker is giving out turkeys this holiday season to Ward 5 residents on November 20, 2023, in the Langston Golf Course parking lot (2600 Benning Road NE).
CM Parker’s office will send out a message to confirm pick-up times after you register for your turkey. Bring a form of identification when you pick up your turkey on November 20.
For any questions or concerns, please call CM Parker’s office at 202-724-8028 or email ward5contact@dccouncil.gov.
I have not been attending the meetings that North Michigan Park Civic Association (NMPCA) has held regarding the planned temporary hypothermia shelter site at Faith United Church of Christ. But I figured I would make a post with the information I do know. If you want to get on NMPCA’s distribution list, email Carmen Williams at carm8954@aol.com.
ANC 5A plans to hold a special meeting on November 6, 2023. The hypothermia shelter is one agenda item.
Faith United Church is located at 4900 10th Street NE. Its property sits along South Dakota Avenue across from the Sunoco station.
From the FAQs, the church plans to house up to 35 adult women at the church for the 2023-2024 hypothermia season. The shelter will be open from 7:00 pm-7:00 am when hypothermia alerts are in effect.
A resident at the ANC meeting on October 25 asked whether women with children would be turned away if they show up at the church. The church officials said that the shelter is for single women who would be transported to the site by DHS.
My understanding is that while cots, equipment, and security cameras/lights have been set up at the church already, the shelter will not begin operation until November 7 or November 15. There were a couple of hypothermia alerts earlier this week, but church officials said that the shelter is on the DHS list for use starting next week.
Church representatives want to form an advisory committee. If interested, email faithuccdc@gmail.com or call (202) 635-7777.
ANC 5A held its monthly public meeting on Wednesday, October 25, 2023.
Commissioners present: Duvalier Malone (5A01); Karlus Cozart (5A02) – Parliamentarian; Emily Singer Lucio (5A03) – Secretary; Diego Rojas (5A04); Tyeron Boston (5A05); Kweku Toure (5A06) – Vice Chair; Gordon Fletcher (5A08) – Chair; Shelagh Bocoum (5A09) – Treasurer. ANC 5A07 is vacant.
[This was the ANC’s second hybrid meeting. The meeting was at Yu-Ying again. If the ANC intends to keep doing hybrid meetings, they really need a microphone for the people speaking in person. This time, it was much harder for people viewing online to hear people in the room speaking.]
ANC Business
ANC Chair Gordon Fletcher (5A08) stated that the ANC has outstanding bills for the ANC’s website and mailbox due to the resignation of the former treasurer from the ANC over the summer.
Commissioner Shelagh Bocoum (5A09) was voted treasurer at the last ANC meeting. She is working on the FY 2023 3rd and 4th quarter financial reports and the FY 2024 budget. The ANC intends to purchase business cards.
Some of the other discussion was hard to hear online, but Chair Fletcher asked for patience as the ANC straightens out their financial matters.
Public Safety Update (Commissioner Karlus Cozart (5A02))
If you are interested in serving on the ANC’s public safety committee, email Commissioner Karlus Cozart (5A02@anc.dc.gov). Commissioner Cozart said the committee is working on developing goals and objectives for the committee. They do not want to duplicate efforts in the city, so they are establishing a scope of activities for the committee.
Commissioner Cozart was on Councilmember Zachary Parker’s inaugural public safety call. That call will be held monthly and is open to the public.
UDC Lamond-Riggs Campus Plan (5A01)(Juanita Gray, UDC Director of Community Engagement)
The ANC voted to support UDC’s Lamond-Riggs 2023-2033 campus plan. This is the first plan UDC is developing for the campus located at 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE. The campus houses the university’s community college program. Ms. Gray stated that copies of the ANC’s letter of support will be available at the campus. The campus plan site is https://www.udc.edu/campus-master-plan. (A Zoning Commission hearing was held on October 30, case no. 23-16).
A resident asked when and why did UDC change the name of the campus from Bertie Backus to Lamond-Riggs, noting that the campus had been known as Bertie Backus for over 40 years. Ms. Gray stated that the former university president wanted to change the name. She said the building on the campus is still called Bertie Backus. (Aside: UDC announced the name change in May 2023). Another resident chimed in that they thought there should have been discussion about changing the campus name.
Providence Campus Development (5A03)
Commissioner Emily Singer Lucio (5A03) said there were no real updates about Providence before stating that the DC Office of Attorney General is still reviewing the sale of the campus to developer EYA. She said EYA continues to meet with nearby residents. The project website is providencereimagined.com.
A representative of the Washington Health Institute said that they are concerned about being able to stay on the campus grounds. Even though their building is not part of the Providence sale, they said plans can change for lengthy projects and that their landlord who owns the medical building could probably be persuaded to sell to EYA. She said doctors at the institute have drawn up a business plan to run any reestablished urgent care center on the campus. (After shutting down the hospital, Providence briefly operated an urgent care center and EYA has talked about wanting to have one on the grounds again). Commissioner Lucio noted that opening an urgent care center is a regulated process in DC. The institute representative said she wanted to alert the ANC early about their desire because they will want support from ANC in the future.
Ward 5 Council Report (Carlos McKnight, Constituent Services Coordinator to Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker)
Councilmember Zachary Parker held his inaugural monthly public safety call. It is available for online viewing. These monthly calls are open to the public. The next call will be on November 29, 3:00 pm-5:00 pm.
There are two new farmers markets in Ward 5, one at the Joe Cole Recreation Center and one at Union Market.
Faith United Church Hypothermia Shelter (5A08)(Ebony Washington & Enrique Cobham, Church Representatives)
Faith United Church is located at 4900 10th Street NE.
Contrary to what Faith United Church representatives stated at a previous meeting, at this meeting representatives stated that in late July this year, they became aware of a need for city shelters when hypothermia alerts are in effect, so in late August, they approached the DC Department of Human Services (DHS) to inquire about whether the church could qualify as a host site. They said they asked DHS if any other approval was needed for the site beside DHS, and they said DHS told them no other approval was necessary.
They said the site will house up to 35 women and would run from November 1 to March 31 from 7:00 pm-7:00 am. DHS will transport the individuals to the site in the evenings and will provide transportation from the site in the mornings. The individuals are not required to get back on the transportation in the mornings.
Church representatives said they want to form an advisory group of residents and church members. If you are interested in being part of the group, email faithuccdc@gmail.com or call (202) 635-7777. They said the ANC will distribute a link to FAQs (FAQs are here).
Commissioner Lucio made a motion that the ANC draft a letter MOU with North Michigan Park Civic Association (NMPCA) and the church about expectations and responsibilities. Commissioner Kweku Toure (5A06) moved to table Commissioner Lucio’s motion because he said that an MOU is a legal document and that the church has its own legal obligations set forth in contract with DHS. The ANC voted to table Commissioner Lucio’s motion (Commissioner Lucio and Commissioner Bocoum voted no). Chair Fletcher said the ANC would see about getting a copy of the agreement between the church and DHS.
After a question from NMPCA president Carmen Williams, ANC Chair Fletcher stated that he will recuse himself from all votes regarding the shelter because of his job with District government. He said he previously sought ethics guidance from DC and that he was cleared to conduct meetings where the shelter was being discussed. He then asked Commissioner Toure to act on behalf of the ANC regarding the shelter.
There was a lot of heated discussion about the shelter. Residents raised concerns about crime, effect on property, potential prostitution, all sorts of things. Some of the frustration was prompted by the inability of church officials to answer seemingly simple questions. Church representatives kept stating the church is essentially just the landlord and that DHS officials (who were not present at the ANC meeting) would be better equipped to answer questions about shelter operations. A resident who identified as formerly homeless spoke a while about the need to treat people humanely and not make assumptions and to provide this type of service.
The ANC stated they will have a special meeting to discuss the shelter (not entirely sure what the goal of the meeting is).
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on November 29, 2023, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
The November 2023 LRCA Community meeting will be held on Monday, November 6, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST. Doors open at 5:45 PM.
This IN-PERSON meeting is scheduled to take place at the Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, Meeting Room 1, located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Additionally, the meeting will be live-streamed via the Zoom webinar platform:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 31, 2023 CONTACT: DPR Customer Care: (202) 673-7647 Media Contacts: Michael Tucker, Jr. – (202) 717-4242, michael.tucker@dc. gov Nolan Treadway, (202) 257-5266, nolan.treadway@dc.gov
DPR Winter Programming Registration Opens on Wednesday, November 1 and Thursday, November 2
Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) are reminding residents that registration for DPR’s 2023 winter programming will begin on Wednesday, November 1 for aquatics programs and Thursday, November 2 for all other programs. Registration opens at noon on both days.
Aquatics programs including learn-to-swim, aquatic fitness, water polo, and lifeguard training.
Team and individual sports: basketball, soccer, cheer, gymnastics, tennis, pickleball, and more.
Out-of-school time programs for young people like Fun Day, Winter Wondercamp, Young Ladies on the Rise, and Supreme Teens.
DPR Roving Leaders programs including Girls Who Code!, Little Chefs University, and Art Escape.
Arts programs including ballet, piano, drawing & painting, and sewing.
Senior-centered programs including cardio, aquatics, and overall fitness.
Families can sign their children up for Wee Winter Wondercamp, available for ages 3-5, and Winter Wondercamp, available for ages 6-13, during the upcoming winter break. And registration for additional DPR winter break programs will be announced in November.
Registration for winter programming is available on a first-come, first-served basis, and DPR will utilize a virtual “waiting room” on both program registration days in order to manage the high demand for programs.
DPR Winter Program registration opens:
Noon on Wednesday, November 1, for aquatics programs ONLY.
Noon on Tuesday, November 2, for all other winter programs.
Residents are encouraged to create an account online with DPR’s registration system in advance to save time once program registration opens. To create an account, visit http://dpr.dc.gov/DPRaccount.
DPR offers programming at reduced rates to qualifying DC residents. Complete the online reduced rates application here. Residents must be approved for reduced rates by DPR before registering for programs.
For more information and to view a complete list of DPR programs, visit DPRprograms.com.
· Call to Order · Opening Prayer – Silent · Roll Call of Officers
Meeting Protocol
Meeting Protocol is Robert’s Rules of Order
Phone call should remain on mute unless asked to unmute.
Respect others when speaking
Respect our guest.
Raise your hand if you have a question and wait to be acknowledged.
Community Development Task Force
Meeting will be scheduled in November regarding the request for a gas station at the 4Mart. Hearing canceled until Jan. owner must meet with Community and the ANC
Guest Speakers:
Alice Thompson, Community Outreach Specialist, (DACL) Department of Aging and Community Living
Community Leader Reports
Mayor’s Office – MOCR – Christian Starghill / Christopher Ingram
Ward 5 Council member’s Office – Carlos McKnight
ANC Commissioners 5A02, 5A03, 5A08
President’s Update
Faith United Church
Coming Events in 2023
Membership Drive Annual Dues $10.00 per person
November Open Executive Officer Positions Send information to AFWilloughby@msn.org
The Zoning Commission is having a public hearing on UDC’s proposed Lamond-Riggs campus plan on October 30, 2023, at 4:00 pm (ZC case no. 23-16). Instructions for how to sign up to testify orally or to submit written testimony are in the hearing notice. Note that the Zoning Commission encourages individuals to submit requests to testify orally at least 24 hours before the hearing. All written testimony must be submitted to the record at least 24 hours before the hearing.
ANC 5A voted to support the campus plan with conditions at the ANC meeting held on October 25, 2023. (I will link to the letter once I get a copy of it. Update 10/31/2023: ANC 5A Letter of Support).
UDC’s Lamond-Riggs campus, formerly known as the Bertie Backus campus, is located at 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE. The campus, which occupies a large city block between Galloway Street and Hamilton Street NE, houses the university’s community college program. UDC is proposing to double campus enrollment over 10 years, from a current enrollment of roughly 1,500 students to 3,000 by 2033. UDC is proposing a two-phase campus development process.
Phase 1 would involve renovating the existing buildings on campus.Edited to add: UDC is requesting to proceed with Phase 1 renovations as a matter of right. The university would return to the Zoning Commission to proceed with Phase 2 activities.
Phase 2 would involve constructing a new wing on the campus.
UDC has stated that they envision Phase 2 activities taking place during years 5-10 of the plan.
Universities are required to submit 10-year campus plans for approval by the Zoning Commission. When UDC submitted the most recent plan for its main campus (Van Ness) in 2021, the Zoning Commission told UDC that the university also had to submit a plan for the Lamond-Riggs campus. So that’s how we got to this point where UDC is submitting its first campus plan for the Lamond-Riggs campus.
The goals of the campus plan regulations are to ensure that campuses are: 1) well-planned and designed; 2) have long-term facilities plans; 3) minimize negative impacts that universities may have on surrounding residential neighborhoods; and 4) have planning processes that are consistent and transparent.
These factors are what we need to keep in mind when we think about UDC’s proposed Lamond-Riggs campus plan.
My thoughts
Recall from this post that a few years ago, a neighbor and I approached UDC about making some much needed improvements to the existing campus, and I worked with the council to get some money in the budget for some small improvements. I think UDC has done a good job about making the small improvements with the little bit of money budgeted–repairing broken windows, replacing the rusted chain link fence, repairing broken concrete, replacing faded banners, and other small fixes. It took some time to get these things done and more is needed still, but I think UDC has done a decent job so far. Even though this was separate from the campus plan process, I want to start off by saying something positive before getting into where I think UDC went off track with the campus plan process.
I think UDC officials could have done a much better job stewarding this campus plan process. I acknowledge that the pandemic was hard time for everyone and producing this plan during a pandemic presented challenges. The university was also going through a search for a new president during this period and that required a lot of time and attention.
So I think university officials treated this campus plan process the same way they treat the campus itself, like an afterthought. From the very beginning, it was unclear who at the university was really taking ownership of this process. At meetings, basic questions went unanswered or were met with either dismissiveness or defensiveness. Follow-up through “official” channels was terrible. The campus plan site was not kept up to date and even when I pointed out numerous times that it would be helpful to keep the site up to date, UDC officials still took several months to update it. None of this really engenders trust that when buildings start getting renovated and construction starts in earnest, that UDC will communicate effectively about anything.
I shared some thoughts about specifics in the plan with UDC officials and the ANC. They mostly concern the transportation, sustainability, community relations, and campus character elements of the plan. Summarized below.
Transportation
UDC and DDOT have to do something about the South Dakota Avenue & Hamilton Street intersection. UDC is relocating loading/servicing to the Hamilton Street side of the campus. UDC got around to letting us know that they plan to have trucks less than 30 feet servicing the site between 9:00 am & 4:00 pm, while requesting flexibility to adjust those hours. Currently, loading/servicing is accessed via Galloway Street.
UDC is proposing to add bumpouts at the intersections of South Dakota/Galloway and South Dakota/Hamilton in the second phase of the plan. I think if UDC wants to send trucks up Hamilton, they need to work with DDOT to address the fact that people going to the campus and the gym across the street from the campus continue to park all the way up to the crosswalk in the 500 block of at Hamilton and sometimes even partially in the crosswalk itself. I have alerted DDOT, the MOCR, the council office, and the transportation committee about this on several occasions. It took DDOT years to put in a “no parking/no standing” sign on the south side of the street and while appreciated, as we already knew would happen, people just ignore the sign and park wherever they want even though there is free validated parking for gym patrons in the garage across the street. DPW does spotty parking enforcement. Trucks are not going to be able to make that turn onto Hamilton if nothing is done about people parking their cars right up to the intersection.
UDC said they cannot install bumpouts in the first phase because of work DDOT is planning for South Dakota Avenue. But DDOT has not communicated what it is planning to do on South Dakota Avenue or a timeline for that work so it seems strange for UDC to say that a bumpout can be installed in Phase 2 but not Phase 1. UDC needs to work with DDOT to keep people from parking too close to the intersection at South Dakota/Hamilton sooner rather than later. And while they are at it, they should fix the crumbling curb outside the campus before a car ends up on the sidewalk.
We have also asked about installation of a bikeshare station on or near the campus grounds on the east side of South Dakota Avenue. DDOT has said for a couple of years now that a bikeshare station will be installed on the west side of South Dakota Avenue near The Modern but my understanding is that that plan has been held up. Seems like a bikeshare station could go on the east side of the street.
Sustainability
I think UDC should have recycling cans outside its campus near Hamilton & near Galloway. There are two 7-Eleven stores in the vicinity. People going to the campus and to the gym or just generally walking by sometimes just drop bottles, cans, and trash along the street. I know UDC has recycling receptacles inside the building. I think they should put a couple outside the building. UDC said this request is out of scope of the plan. That is really an odd thing to say when there is are two public trash cans outside on the campus grounds and UDC could simply make accommodation for a recycling can next to them. The same way public parks and schools in the city have outdoor public trash and recycling cans, I do not see why UDC thinks it is too much to ask for there to be an outdoor public recycling can on the campus.
UDC also talks a lot about the activities of the food hub on the campus but I would not exactly describe what is written in the plan as accurate. I will just say that I think the food hub is a great civic asset to the neighborhood and I think the university needs to do a much better job of managing the food hub at this particular location.
Also, I think the university can be a good neighbor by picking up trash daily along Hamilton, South Dakota, and Galloway, and also picking up trash along the parkland in the 500 block of Galloway. UDC is planning a new wing that will embrace views of the parkland so might as well help to keep the parkland clean.
Community Relations
I think UDC needs an actual outreach and communications plan. It is weird to me that UDC did not have an open house about the campus plan at the campus at all. Nor did UDC put any information about the plan at the campus itself. It is clear from this process that UDC does not have an actual plan about how it will conduct outreach and it is honestly baffling. The most obvious places to start are the ANC, civic association, and Main Street. Information could be placed at the campus itself and at the Lamond-Riggs Library. Once they have a plan, again someone really needs to take ownership of that piece so that it is done effectively.
Campus Character
UDC has big plans for the campus development. I think the university should think about ways to connect the university with the surrounding neighborhood. That can be done through signage, programming open to the public, internship opportunities at this particular campus, highlighting educational opportunities at the campus, and connecting the dots between the community college and pathways to careers that offer family-sustaining wages.
Other thoughts
Building upon these suggestions, other recommendations that residents made were for UDC to have a transportation demand management plan, provide information about bicycle access, seek ways to improve pedestrian connectivity to the campus and nearby destinations, and outline steps to reduce waste.
If you would like to let the Zoning Commission know your thoughts, instructions are in the hearing notice.
The 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat in Ft. Circle Park is this Saturday, October 28th! This is a very low-key gathering. It’s an opportunity to bring the kids in their costumes and meet some neighbors. For safety, blankets will be set up in the park instead of going to car trunks. Please see below for details:
Ft. Totten Trunk (Blanket) or Treat Saturday, October 28th, 2023 3:00pm ET to 5:00pm ET Ft. Circle Park – Pavilion on Galloway St NE between 9th and 10th Street Facebook invite is here Volunteer sign-up here
UDC’s College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability, and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) invites neighbors to a Community Open House.
October 27, 2023 1:00 pm-4:00 pm UDC Lamond-Riggs Campus/Urban Food Hub 5171 South Dakota Avenue NE
Community-based organizations, local agencies, and residents are invited to explore CAUSES urban research projects, academic degrees and certifications, and land-grant opportunities.
Take a tour of the Lamond-Riggs Urban Farm & learn about volunteer opportunities.
In her recent newsletter, Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George shared news that DC School Connect has launched a new pilot that will transport neighborhood students to Ida B. Wells Middle School. Councilmember Lewis George notes that the walk from Riggs Park to the feeder middle school is roughly 1.5 miles (longer from certain parts of the neighborhood) and involves crossing busy roads. The DC School Connect shuttle will pick up students near LaSalle-Backus Elementary School in the morning and drop them off back there after school. More info and sign-up at https://www.dcschoolconnect.com.
District officials celebrated the completion of a new building at Friendship Ideal Public Charter School located at 6130 North Capitol Street NW in Lamond. The school sits in a cluster of public charter schools near Kansas Avenue, Chillum Place, and North Capitol Street.
From the newsletter of Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George:
This week we cut the ribbon for Friendship Ideal PCS’ beautiful new building in our Lamond community in Ward 4. The new building features a spacious new gymnasium to host school activities and gatherings; modern and expanded classrooms; sustainable features like eco-friendly grounds, bicycle racks, and an electric vehicle charger; and community meeting spaces to serve our broader Ward 4 community. Everyone was thrilled about the new facility, but it was Friendship Ideal’s cheer squad and marching band that stole the show with their energy and talent! Projects like this take years of planning and dedication, so we celebrated the Friendship PCS school leaders, educators, parents, and broader school community that made this vision a reality. As chair of the Facilities and Family Services Committee, I know how important it is for our students to have comfortable and safe learning spaces. I’m excited for all the ways this facility will help our Friendship Ideal Warriors learn and thrive!
Next Stop...Riggs Park 