[Lincolnparkdc] Lincoln Park and East Capitol--Security concerns

[Marche Maine]

Can heavy military presence be there instead.
I am one of perhaps many tgat need to use metro still.
If you clise off three in area, I'll be trapped.

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 3:42 PM Deborah Hurtt <dhurtt at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Charles Allen,
>
> Thank you for responding earlier to my security concern and for sending
> along addition al information.
>
> I am quite surprised that the* Eastern Market metro station* is not on
> the closed list as it is within an easy walk to the Capitol.  I hope you
> will be able to pursue its closure, which would certainly be of interest to
> Capitol Hill residents.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Deborah Hurtt
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 5:57 AM Deborah Hurtt <dhurtt at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear Charles,
>>
>> Thank you for taking the time to respond. That is quite reassuring.
>> Just having some more information about what is being done is helpful, so
>> I hope you and others will continue to update us.
>> Thanks especially for the reminder about the National Guard being based
>> at RFK--I had't put those two together.
>> I don't want any of this, of course, but in this awful time, it seems
>> necessary.
>>
>> Deborah Hurtt
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 10:13 PM Allen, Charles (Council) <
>> CAllen at dccouncil.us> wrote:
>>
>>> Deborah,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks so much for your note. I know that many others are also very
>>> anxious right now and understandably so. I’m working hard to make sure
>>> plans and personnel are in place to ensure the safety of our residents. As
>>> you may have seen in the Post article, my focus is also on how plans are
>>> going to focus on the neighborhoods and communities outside of the fortress
>>> they’re building at the Capitol.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I’m receiving daily confidential briefings on extremist and militia
>>> postings and intelligence. I’m also talking daily with MPD and other local
>>> authorities, and will be meeting with US Capitol Police and National Guard
>>> leadership later this week.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> To your specific question about the east flank, while I share your
>>> concerns as well, I would note that the National Guard is going to have
>>> about 15,000 members in town and a lot of that will be centered at the DC
>>> Armory near RFK. So the eastern edge – between the Armory and the Capitol –
>>> will likely see a lot of attention in the next few days.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I hope this gives you some reassurance that we’re all working hard on
>>> making sure the District and our residents are protected. This is a fluid
>>> situation and it feels like information is changing every few hours. I’ll
>>> do my best to keep everyone posted, but please feel free to reach out to me
>>> with any questions.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Charles
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* Deborah Hurtt <dhurtt at gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 13, 2021 8:58 AM
>>> *To:* Allen, Charles (Council) <CAllen at DCCOUNCIL.US>; Holtzman, Steve
>>> (SMD 6B05) <6b05 at anc.dc.gov>; Gove, Amber (SMD 6A04) <6a04 at anc.dc.gov>;
>>> Gentile, Laura (SMD 6A05) <6a05 at anc.dc.gov>
>>> *Subject:* Lincoln Park and East Capitol--Security concerns
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dear Capitol HIll representatives,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> First off, thank you for your hard work on residents'  behalf.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> This message expresses concern for the security of Lincoln Park, East
>>> Capitol St, and  surrounding neighborhoods over the next several days.
>>>
>>> I am not generally one to be afraid in my surroundings, but I want to
>>> call to your attention a strange experience on Monday.  It has made me
>>> wonder how much security attention was being given to areas East of the
>>> Capitol. It is SO easy to come off of 295 and head west, through the park,
>>> and I am seeing no evident protections here.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> My strange encounter:  I was taking my regular walk from C ST NE to
>>> Lincoln Park and then on to East Capitol on Monday.  All was lovely until
>>> my return through the park.  I approached the Lincoln statue from 11th
>>> street and saw a man standing, looking at it.  Fair enough, but then as I
>>> got closer and began to head toward Tennessee, I noticed that he had a
>>> megaphone. I know this may seem small, but it made me ask--who would be
>>> carrying a megaphone in the park--and why?  The person also had a
>>> suspicious air.  I kept walking--a little faster--as I did not want to
>>> stare, take a photo, or otherwise draw attention to myself.  As I was
>>> walking along the 100-block of Tennessee I then encountered another person
>>> in dark and ragged clothing who was walking unhurriedly toward the park.
>>> Were they connected?  Were they planning something?  That was what I felt.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> As I was alone (it was maybe 3:00 in the afternoon, broad daylight), it
>>> was the first time I have felt afraid in my neighborhood.  I wish I had
>>> called someone right away, but it took a while to sink in and consider that
>>> this small thing might be connected to the larger picture.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The question this encounter prompted was "What is being planned by
>>> alt-right factions to approach the Capitol and city from the East--and what
>>> protections are being taken?"  It seems like an awfully vulnerable flank to
>>> me. I hope my suspicions of both figures are unfounded, but they were
>>> enough to prompt the question.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I ask that you and fellow respresentatives  reach out to various parties
>>> working on security protocols and urge for serious protection on the city's
>>> the East flank.  I also ask that you reach out to your constituencies--I
>>> think many of us have hightened antennae right now--to provide any guidance
>>> and alerts so we may protect ourselves.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Deborah Hurtt
>>>
>>> 1317 C ST NE
>>>
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