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Council approves transfer of RFK Stadium campus to District control
Summary
The Council unanimously approved an emergency declaration and the accompanying resolution to accept administrative jurisdiction of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium campus from the National Park Service, clearing an early legal step that enables future development decisions to be made locally.
The Council of the District of Columbia unanimously approved an emergency declaration and related resolution to accept administrative jurisdiction of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium campus from the National Park Service.
The emergency declaration, PR26-55, and the accompanying local resolution effectuate a transfer of administrative jurisdiction over approximately 175.6 acres of Reservation 343F in Ward 7 from the federal government to the District. Councilmembers said the transfer is an early step intended to allow the District to plan future redevelopment of the site; any future development, surplus disposition or sale will require separate executive proposals and additional Council approvals.
Why it matters: The RFK transfer returns control of a large, long-underused parcel of land to the District and opens the way for planning and potential…
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