[Lincolnparkdc] FYI -- Future of RFK -- H.R. 4984 - Congressional Markup on NOW

[Nathan Schuur]

It’s been more than 15 years since the Nats left RFK (27 years for the
commanders). The Nats were the last major team to play a game there. Though
there were some soccer games for a few years thereafter, they were far
smaller. Because it’s been so long since the last game, that means many of
the people who live in the neighborhood these days bought or rented their
home not expecting their neighborhood would be taken over for these events
every fall.

Capitol Hill is uniquely badly suited for a stadium — it is all
neighborhood streets with row homes, there are limited business nearby to
handle the influx of fans (and limited room to add more without rezoning),
and there’s only one metro stop. Navy Yard has the density to support a
stadium; we do not. If the mayor wants the team to move back so badly, she
should put it there. DC should use the site for something the community
actually needs, not a giveaway to a billionaire.


On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 12:04 Gardner, Jessica <
jgardner at washingtonanalysis.com> wrote:

> For me personally, I don’t want the district to agree to pay for a stadium
> that won’t really do anything for our neighborhood.  Aside from the fact
> that it just makes me mad that the billionaire owners don’t pay for
> stadiums themselves much these days, unlike ballparks and arenas,
> neighborhoods don’t grow and new businesses don’t come in and generate tax
> revenue around football stadiums…. probably because there are only a
> handful of home games a year.
>
>
>
> *From:* lincolnparkdc <lincolnparkdc-bounces at lincolnparkdc.info> *On
> Behalf Of *James Grimaldi
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 20, 2023 10:39 AM
> *To:* lincolnparkdc at lincolnparkdc.info
> *Subject:* Re: [Lincolnparkdc] FYI -- Future of RFK -- H.R. 4984 -
> Congressional Markup on NOW
>
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> *CAUTION: EXTERNAL MESSAGE *
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> What’s wrong with a stadium? When I first moved to DC there were football
> games there, as there had been for four decades, without much fuss. When
> the Nats came to town, everyone in the neighborhood walked to games there
> without any complaints. There’s plenty of room for housing, development,
> mixed use, etc.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 9:33 AM patricia petty <petty5914 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Yup, and the Mayor want a new stadium.
>
> You might have to support Charles on this one.
>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 10:19 AM Jennifer Brown <jenbrown at usa.com> wrote:
>
> FYI Lincoln Park folks like myself who may not be paying enough attention……
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>
> Full Committee Business Meeting - United States House Committee on
> Oversight and Accountability
> <https://oversight.house.gov/markup/full-committee-business-meeting-67/>
>
> oversight.house.gov
> <https://oversight.house.gov/markup/full-committee-business-meeting-67/>
>
>
>
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>
> Wednesday at 10:00 AM the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
> will debate the bill in a scheduled markup. (
> https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-announces-full-committee-markup/),
> announced by Chairman James Comer (R-KY). The bill would 'transfer the
> administrative jurisdiction' of RFK from the Secretary of the Interior to
> the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), allowing
> the city to revitalize the site. The bill would extend D.C.'s lease with
> the federal government for 99 years and would allow the city to pursue
> mixed-use development on the RFK site, which could include commercial
> properties, housing projects, or even a stadium.
>
>
>
> Introduced Session
>
> H.R. 4984
>
> 118th Congress
> Bill Summary
>
> A BILL To amend the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 1957 to provide
> for the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy
> Memorial Stadium Campus to the Administrator of General Services and the
> leasing of the Campus to the District of Columbia for purposes which
> include commercial and residential development, and for other purposes.
> Subject
>
> No subjects listed
> Sponsors (16)
>
> James Comer (R)*,  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/1838>Joyce
> Beatty (D),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/17530>Juan
> Ciscomani (R),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/27962>James
> Clyburn (D),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/15723>Jasmine
> Crockett (D), <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/27901>Byron
> Donalds (R),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/21290>Charles
> Edwards (R),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/27958>Pat
> Fallon (R),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/18214>Virginia
> Foxx (R),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/15843>Nicholas
> Langworthy (R), <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/27895>Jacob
> LaTurner (R),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/18457>Nancy
> Mace (R),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/22654>Jared
> Moskowitz (D),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/27922>Eleanor
> Norton (D),  <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/19241>Katie
> Porter (D), <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/23938>William
> Timmons (R), <https://www.billtrack50.com/legislatordetail/21350>
> Last Action
>
> House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Hearing (10:00:00
> 9/20/2023 2154 RHOB) (on 09/20/2023)
> Official Document
>
> https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4984/all-info
>
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