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Council approves transfer of RFK Stadium campus to District; members call for housing and parks
Summary
The D.C. Council unanimously approved the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium campus from the National Park Service to the District, a move Councilmembers said opens a rare opportunity for housing, parks, transit improvements and broad public input.
The Council of the District of Columbia unanimously approved an emergency declaration and a follow-up approval resolution to accept the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium campus from the National Park Service to the District.
Council leaders said federal law passed in December and enacted on January 6 requires the National Park Service to transfer jurisdiction over the roughly 175.6-acre campus (part of Reservation 343F in Ward 7) to the District within 180 days, and that the mayor executed a declaration of covenants on Jan. 14 to effectuate the negotiated transfer. "The transfer that we're going…
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