We, the undersigned residents of the District of Columbia, oppose the public-private project ("PPP") for Janney School and the Tenley Library for the following reasons:
1. It will deprive our neighborhood\'s children of critical outdoor space. As Janney\'s school populaton grows, its exterior play facilities must also grow to meet DCPS\' current educational specifications.
2. The rebuilding of the Tenley Library will be delayed for at least two years beyond its scheduled reopening date of 2010.
3. The community will lose forever the beautiful, stand alone library that was designed for the space, and the library will lose the ability to expand its physical plant.
For these reasons, we ask Mayor Fenty, the City Council and LCOR to abandon plans for the Janney-Tenley PPP.
The city officials remain silent on our concerns so we need to keep the pressure on by calling their offices today. Send an email to the Mayor's office and copy your district councilmember to demand they halt this project now.
July 28, 2008
The energy behind this push to save our local library and school yard is undeniable. Post the link to your Facebook page today and tag your Council member to ensure they see this opposition.
6 Comments
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Sarah Nasser
17 years ago
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Our kids need room to run around outside not more construction projects. Please leave the school yard alone.
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Linda Moore
17 years ago
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TENLEY LIBRARY IS A HISTORIC SPACE. DONT RUIN IT WITH THESE STUPID PLANS.
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Mike Davis
17 years ago
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Two years is way too long to wait for the library. This whole plan is a disaster for tenleytown.
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Karen Fisher
17 years ago
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the neighborhood deserves better than this ppp deal. keep the park and fix the library separate.
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David Guerrero
17 years ago
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why do they think we dont need outdoor space for the students? janney is already crowded enough.
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Tom Fisher
17 years ago
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totaly agree. dont lose the standalone library just for some corporate space.
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We, the undersigned residents of the District of Columbia, oppose the public-private project ("PPP") for Janney School and the Tenley Library for the following reasons:
1. It will deprive our neighborhood\'s children of critical outdoor space. As Janney\'s school populaton grows, its exterior play facilities must also grow to meet DCPS\' current educational specifications.
2. The rebuilding of the Tenley Library will be delayed for at least two years beyond its scheduled reopening date of 2010.
3. The community will lose forever the beautiful, stand alone library that was designed for the space, and the library will lose the ability to expand its physical plant.
For these reasons, we ask Mayor Fenty, the City Council and LCOR to abandon plans for the Janney-Tenley PPP.
The city officials remain silent on our concerns so we need to keep the pressure on by calling their offices today. Send an email to the Mayor's office and copy your district councilmember to demand they halt this project now.
July 28, 2008
The energy behind this push to save our local library and school yard is undeniable. Post the link to your Facebook page today and tag your Council member to ensure they see this opposition.
6 Comments
S
Sarah Nasser
17 years ago
Featured
Our kids need room to run around outside not more construction projects. Please leave the school yard alone.
L
Linda Moore
17 years ago
Featured
TENLEY LIBRARY IS A HISTORIC SPACE. DONT RUIN IT WITH THESE STUPID PLANS.
M
Mike Davis
17 years ago
Featured
Two years is way too long to wait for the library. This whole plan is a disaster for tenleytown.
K
Karen Fisher
17 years ago
Featured
the neighborhood deserves better than this ppp deal. keep the park and fix the library separate.
D
David Guerrero
17 years ago
Featured
why do they think we dont need outdoor space for the students? janney is already crowded enough.
T
Tom Fisher
17 years ago
Featured
totaly agree. dont lose the standalone library just for some corporate space.
Our kids need room to run around outside not more construction projects. Please leave the school yard alone.