We submitted the dog park application today! Thanks so much to everyone in the community for their amazing support for the park.
The submitted application includes:
More than 500 signatures and more than 60 statements of support from people in the community.
Letters of support from eleven local businesses, nine of which are on 11th Street and within a block or a few blocks of the park, and three local nonprofit organizations.
Businesses: Queen’s English, Red Rocks, The Coupe, El Chucho, Odd Provisions, Wonderland, Ossobuco, Makan, Patrick’s Petcare, District Dogs, Leslie Knows Homes (realtor)
Nonprofits: Community Wellness Alliance, District Bridges, GreenSpaces for DC
A letter of support from the ANC1A
To gain this support from the community, we did a lot of community outreach, including:
We distributed approximately 500 flyers to the homes surrounding the park, providing them with information about the park application;
We attended the Columbia Heights Farmers Market to inform people about the park application and to collect signatures;
We reached out to large apartment buildings, condo buildings, and a senior home in the area to ask their buildings managers to share information about the park application with their residents. These include Victory Heights, Monroe Tower, Columbia Heights Square, Kenyon Square Condominiums Arcade Sunshine, Park Place, Park Triangle, Highland Park, and 1020 Monroe St NW Condos;
We held happy hours at Midlands and Hook Hall to inform people about the park application and collect signatures;
We took several 2-hour shifts at the dog park to inform people about the park application and collect signatures;
We attended Open Streets and spoke to people in attendance there; and
We provided information on our website and shared information on our email listserv and on our social media platforms--FaceBook, Instagram, and Twitter.
What happens next? The application will be published in the DC Register and there will be a 30-day period for public comment. DPR will then review the application and the comments and will issue a recommendation. There is no time limit on them. But After DPR issues a recommendation, it must notify us within 30 days.
We will let you know when we hear from the District.
