July 18, 2007
Hon. Jack Evans
D.C. Council, Ward 2
441 4th Street, NW, Ste. 1140 North
Washington, DC 20001
Dear Councilmember Evans:
We, the Tiverton/Square37 Tenants’ Association Inc., are writing in regard to the Square 37 Excess Property Disposition Emergency Approval Resolution of 2007, passed on July 10, 2007. Our building was prominently used as a significant factor in passing the measure, due to our tenants’ first-refusal rights expiring in September and an alleged “agreement” between the named developer and our association.
We wish to respectfully inform the Council, and correct for the record, that while we are in exclusive negotiations with EastBanc, we have not come to any agreement, nor has anything been signed. In the event that our negotiations are unsuccessful, we have other options.
Furthermore, we were never contacted directly by any Councilmembers’ offices regarding the emergency legislation or our association’s role in it. Nor were we ever sought out for our opinion, feedback or just verification of the facts.
Our Tenants’ Association has been and will continue to be a voice in the Foggy Bottom/West End community. While we support progress in our neighborhood and on Square 37, we also question the process that would single-handedly dictate from the top-down how our community should change — a process that is in direct contrast to the recent assurances Mayor Fenty made personally to our representatives at the Foggy Bottom Association’s meeting in late June.
Finally, while we appreciate the protection shown by the City Council and its members, in the future we would appreciate being involved in this process that directly affects and/or mentions us.
Respectfully,
Michael Malloy
President
cc: D.C. Councilmembers
Sean Howard, Ward 2 Liaison,
Hon. Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor
Asher Corson, Chairman, ANC 2A
Joy Howell, President, Foggy Bottom Association
Susan Haight, President, West End Library Friends
Anthony Lanier, President, EastBanc
Eric Rome, Esq.
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