| Proposed Rink Expansion
UPDATE - May 2009
Please Sign Petition in Support of Rink Expansion
We need your help - please sign a petition in support of expanding the Fort Dupont Ice Arena! http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/fort-dupont-ice-arena-expansion.html
The Kids On Ice® program, a free community skating program serving over 10,000 kids each year, has reached capacity because we only have one sheet of ice. We must expand the facility in order to meet the community demand for more programs and to serve more children. We have been working with the National Park Service for over 10 years to secure approval to expand the current facility and, hopefully, are close to that successful end.
For over a year, the National Park Service (our landlord) has been working with the District of Columbia on transferring jurisdiction of the rink to the District so that we may add this second ice surface, thereby expanding our programs to serve more children. This process is now delayed in contractual negotiations and so we are asking the new Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, to intercede on our behalf. Part of this effort requires that we demonstrate to Secretary Salazar how strongly the community appreciates the programs we offer and supports the expansion of the facility.
Please sign this petition, http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/fort-dupont-ice-arena-expansion.html, to show your support for the transfer of the land to the city, so that we can move forward with the expansion of the rink. This petition will accompany a package to be delivered to the Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. Thank you for your support!
UPDATE - May 2008
The National Park Service and the District of Columbia are proceeding with the environmental assessment of the site for the proposed expansion of Fort Dupont Ice Arena and the National’s Baseball Academy. As part of this process, the District of Columbia hosted a public meeting on May 12, 2008, to answer questions and gather public opinion. The meeting was very well attended, with over 50 people in support of the proposed projects. Additionally, FDIA staff and board members presented the National Park Service and the District of Columbia with over 120 letters of support and a petition with over 650 signatures in support.
Thank you for signing the petition, submitting your letter and attending the meeting! We greatly appreciate your strong support and enthusiasm for the proposed projects.
If you’d like more information, feel free to contact Kathy Cox at 202-584-5007 or email. The public comment period will remain open until October. To submit a comment or learn more about the project, you may visit http://parkplanning.nps.gov/nace. Click on Transfer Portion of Fort Dupont Park to DC for Recreational Development, then click through to the document, and then click through to comment.
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Fort Dupont Ice Arena is working with the National Park Service to secure approval to expand the ice arena to include a second sheet of ice. As part of this process, we must demonstrate that the community supports this effort. Please write a letter of support for the expansion.
· Please personalize the letter to your organization or family, rather than directly copying the sample wording.
· Please send your original letter to Fort Dupont Ice Arena. We will submit it to the National Park Service with other letters in batches. That way we can track all letters of support.
· Mail or drop off the letter to: Fort Dupont Ice Arena, 3779 Ely Place, SE, Washington, DC 20019. An actual letter with an original signature is preferred over an email. Address your letter to:
Ms. Gayle Hazelwood
Superintendent
National Capital Parks – East
National Park Service
1900 Anacostia Drive SE
Washington, DC 20010
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