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Public Comment to NPS: The Diverted Water Has to Go Somewhere

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June 1, 2023, FDR Memorial Legacy Committee testified to the National Capital Planning Commission regarding the ongoing concern with the proposed plan to rehabilitate the Tidal Basin and West Potomac Park seawalls. 

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Letter to the NCPC: National Park Service Must Address All Impacts and Alternatives Before Starting Tidal Basin Seawall Project

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National Park Service Must Address All Impacts and Alternatives Before Starting Tidal Basin Seawall Project. As well documented, the FDR Committee has expressed its concern for the project. This letter seeks to enumerate once again those concerns in consideration of the potential violations of the National Environmental Protection Act (“NEPA”) and Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”).

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FDR’s Disability

He contracted polio at age 39 which left him unable to walk or stand unassisted. He was a daily wheelchair user. He started the March of Dimes to fund a cure for polio. He frequented Warm Springs, GA for its therapeutic waters and helped pioneer rehabilitation practices.

 

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The mission of the FDR Memorial Legacy Committee is to preserve the memory of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's catalytic involvement in issues of equality and opportunity, as celebrated at the FDR Memorial in Washington, D.C.

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