March 02, 2010

Urgent: The Thomas U-Turn

After last year’s contracting controversy simmered down, Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. (D – Ward 5), assured residents that he would not block the park project in LeDroit Park.  He wrote in an email:

I would like to confirm that I am in support of moving forward with this project and supportive of the steps and work that the LeDroit Park community and many members from the Bloomingdale neighborhood have taken to support the Ledroit Park Project and will commit to ensuring that I will continue to support a contract process that moves this project forward and ensures its completion. (our emphasis)

It seems a councilmember is entitled to change his mind.

Mr. Thomas will introduce a bill tomorrow in the Committee on Libraries, Parks & Recreation, a committee he chairs, to prevent the mayor’s office from allotting $1.5 million for the park.

We’re not sure why Mr. Thomas has changed his mind, but residents are encouraged to call him or email him to ask why and to express the importance of the park.  If the site remains a mud pit in November, voters in Bloomingdale (Ward 5) may remember that on their way to the polls.

Harry Thomas, Jr. (D – Ward 5)
Committee chair
hthomas@dccouncil.us (202) 724-8028
David A. Catania (I – at large) dcatania@dccouncil.us (202) 724-7772
Kwame R. Brown (D – at large) kbrown@dccouncil.us (202) 724-8174
Phil Mendelson (D – at large) pmendelson@dccouncil.us (202) 724-8064
Yvette Alexander (D – Ward 7) yalexander@dccouncil.us (202) 724-8068
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