5439195 ACR 21-23, Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation 40th Anniversary Recognition Resolution of 2015
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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
21-23
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
March 3, 2015
To honor the Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation on the occasion of its 40th anniversary, and to recognize its longstanding commitment to the District through community development.
WHEREAS, the Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation is the exclusive developer of Fort Lincoln New Town;
WHEREAS, Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation was incorporated by Theodore R. Hagans Jr., on March 17, 1975;
WHEREAS, Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation became a registered business in the District of Columbia on May 6, 1975;
WHEREAS, Fort Lincoln New Town is located in Ward 5 on 360 acres of high, rolling land on the upper northeast border of the District of Columbia;
WHEREAS, the development of Fort Lincoln New Town is a public-private partnership and is guided by an Urban Renewal Plan;
WHEREAS, the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, desired Fort Lincoln to be a “new town in town;”
WHEREAS, the Fort Lincoln New Town Urban Renewal Plan was adopted by the National Capitol Planning Commission in 1972;
WHEREAS, Michele V. Hagans, daughter of Theodore Hagans, became the President and Treasurer of Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation in April 1984;
WHEREAS, Fort Lincoln New Town includes the revitalization and development of roads, parks, playgrounds, utilities, schools, recreation centers and 2,016 apartments and homes;
WHEREAS, Fort Lincoln New Town also includes a 145,000 square foot distribution facility which employs in excess of 150 individuals;
WHEREAS, Fort Lincoln New Town is also comprised of the Shops at Dakota Crossing and the Villages at Dakota Crossing;
WHEREAS, the Shops at Dakota Crossing is being constructed on a 44-acre site and is a federally designated Primary Enterprise Zone;
WHEREAS, the Shops at Dakota Crossing is a 430,000 square-foot retail center positioned along Route 50, the gateway into Washington, D.C.;
WHEREAS, the Shops at Dakota Crossing is anchored by national retailer Costco, the first to open in the District, in November 2012;
WHEREAS, the Villages at Dakota Crossing is being constructed in 3 phases, and at the end of 2014, more than 75% of the units were closed; and
WHEREAS, the Villages at Dakota Crossing is being built in accordance with federal “Energy Star” standards, including stormwater runoff filtration and other low-impact development measures.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia recognizes the Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation for its dedication to community development in the District.
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “Fort Lincoln New Town Corporation 40th Anniversary Recognition Resolution of 2015”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
