Petition to Save the McMillan Park Reservoir Historic District
NOTE: This is an online version of a petition we have been circulating for a couple of years, online and in print, unchanged. We have over 8,000 signatures thus far as of August, 2017. If you have already signed this petition, no need to sign again. We remove duplicate signatures for the sake of the integrity of the petition.
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TO: Mayor Muriel Bowser, Members of the City Council, Members of the
Historic Preservation Review Board
We, the undersigned, agree:
1. The McMillan Park Reservoir Historic District — both its above and below
ground structures — is a tremendous asset for our city;
2. The status quo benefits no one and action must be taken to return this
valuable space to public use;
3. Any plan approved for the site’s development must provide for community
amenities and public benefits and must preserve and enhance the historic
integrity of this engineering marvel and national landmark park.
We strongly urge you to
(1.) reject the current plan proposed by Vision McMillan Partners and
(2.) consider more creative, alternative proposals that will result in a
destination worthy of this unique historic site and our nation’s capital.