(WASHINGTON, DC) – On Friday, September 24, at 12:00 p.m., Mayor Muriel Bowser will join federal partners, the DowntownDC Bid, and community members to celebrate the grand reopening of the newly modernized Franklin Park. Improvements to the space include a re-imagined fountain, improved seating, widened pathways, new trees, a children’s garden, and a maintenance program supported through economic resiliency.
The Franklin Park renovation is the result of years of partnership between DC Government, the National Park Service, the DowntownDC Bid, and the Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton whose bill authorized the Mayor of Washington, DC and the Director of the National Park Service (NPS) to enter into cooperative management agreements (CMA) for the operation, maintenance, and management of NPS-owned properties in the District.
When:
Friday, September 24, at 12 pm
Who:
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Jeff Reinbold, Superintendent, National Park Service
Neil Albert, President and Executive Director, Downtown BID
Where:
Franklin Park
1332 I Street, NW
*Closest Metro Station: McPherson Square Metro Station*
All reporters and other media interested in attending the event are asked to RSVP to [email protected].
The DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment will provide a live feed of this event to watch from a safe, virtual space. To view event online, visit mayor.dc.gov/live, tune in on Channel 16 (DCN) or any of the social media platforms below.
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