DCist article 6/28

[from Susan Minnemeyer]

New Battle for Old Soldiers’ Home

The Armed Forces Retirement Home, also called the Old Soldiers’ Home, sparked a battle with area residents in late 2005 when it released plans for commercial and residential development of its bucolic estate in north-central Washington. Now, a community nonprofit is in the fray, fighting to create a park on a portion of the home’s land, closed to the public for over 50 years.

Officially established late last summer, Washington Central Parks wants to use the western edge of the Armed Forces Retirement Home to link Fort Totten Park to the north with McMillan Park and Reservoir to south, forming a unified network of trails and parks.

Click here for full article on DCist. As AFRH plans move forward, kudos to Washington Central Parks for keeping a spotlight on the parks question.