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Committee advances transfer of federal parcels to allow 11th Street Bridge Park construction
Summary
The Committee of the Whole unanimously approved a resolution to transfer jurisdiction of 17 federal parcels—about 753,000 square feet—to the District to allow construction, maintenance and operation of the 11th Street Bridge Park and placed the measure on the consent agenda for the council's legislative meeting.
Chair Phil Mendelson told the Committee of the Whole that PR26-310 would transfer jurisdiction of 17 parcels—roughly 753,000 square feet—from the General Services Administration and the National Park Service to the District to allow construction, maintenance and operation of the 11th Street Bridge Park.
Mendelson said the proposal is necessary because the District cannot construct permanent facilities on federal reservations without a transfer of jurisdiction, and he summarized the project as a regional elevated park…
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