Lamond Riggs Development Task Force

Congratulations to the LRDTF for ensuring quality development projects in our community. Many of the benefits our community receives is in part due to the tireless work of our task force representatives.

Candidates in the house are Zapata, Wilds, Henderson, Hunter, Mcduffie, Hubbard, Marshall, and Gardner!

The Ward 5 Candidates Forum is live and very informative! Many from the community are in attendance.

The Lamond Riggs Citizens Association is having its monthly meeting @ UDC-CCDC (formally Bertie Backus JHS) Rm. 129 this Monday, April 2nd from 7:00 - 8:45 pm. The Ward 5 candidates will be there discussing their vision for the Ward! DDOT will be there too giving an update on the construction at Riggs Rd & South Dakota Ave. See you there!

Visit the draft design plans for the continued development of Tysons Corner. It may just spark some additional ideas for our community.
http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/tysons/design/download/draft_tysons_udg.pdf

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Want to see what a community can do when it comes together? Visit the Lamond Riggs Development task Force and then "Like us"! -Alexander

Lamond Riggs Development Task Force HISTORY

The Lamond Riggs Citizens Association began its in involvement in development projects in our neighborhood several years before the task force was even formed. This increased involvement was the vision of then-LRCA President Rodney Foxworth, along with then-Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner (ANC) Muriel Bowser, LRCA Vice President Dr. Melvin Rhodes, Citizens Aware Block Organization President Gwen Cofield and Lamond-Riggs Community Action Group Vice President Keith White and several other community leaders, who formally established the Lamond Riggs Development Task Force in 2006.

WHO ARE WE?

The core of the task force is made up of about 7 -10 members who are civic leaders, block captains, architects, etc. However, the task force has partners in the City Council both Councilmembers Harry Thomas and Muriel Bowser, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners from both Wards 4 and 5, people knowledgeable in construction, engineering, law, finance, contracting, etc. We are always looking for more members and partners.

Next task force meeting will be on January 26th at 6:30 pm in the Lamond-Riggs Recreation Center.

The Task Force would like for everyone to sign up. The goal is to be able to track Walmarts PR efforts.

Washington Walmart - Join the Growing DC Community Online at Walmart Washington Walmart wants your voice to be heard. Submit the online information form to support more jobs and choices with DC Walmart.

http://washingtonexaminer.com/local/dc/2011/11/occupied-walmart/1958801

Occupied by Walmart | Jonetta Rose Barras | DC | Washington Examiner It was bad enough that District elected officials, particularly Mayor Vincent C. Gray, stood by as Walmart announced its intention to dump six stores into neighborhood commercial corridors, creating an environment ripe for the retail behemoth to bully small businesses.

The community meeting to discuss the Fort Totten Square development with Walmart as major retailer is this coming Monday, November 28, 2011 at 7pm at the Riggs-LaSalle Recreation Center in the Gym.

The Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association, along with it's development task force, is currently reviewing the Walmart proposal and its potential impact on our community. The review will consist of several elements that can be seen on either our Google or Yahoo Groups. The review, outreach, and feedback can help ensure that the project going on this site is a"win-win" for all involved parties.

The next immediate step will be a community-wide meeting on Nov. 28 at 7pm. Location is to be determined.

If you prefer Yahoo Groups...We are there as well... Sign up to join one of our other collaborative forums to discuss and share information surrounding projects in our community... Click link below to join...

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