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Some just-south-of-Bates news here.
Farm At Walker-Jones Will Be Relocated
The urban farm at the Walker-Jones Education Campus will be relocated to make way for the city’s Northwest One redevelopment.
David Hilmy, the Walker Jones teacher who runs and funds the farm, said he was first notified of the city’s intent in September 2013. Since then, Hilmy says “not a single person has communicated” with him about any relocation plans, except to direct him to remove a letter of protest from the farm’s blog.
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Charles Allen, a Ward 6 Council candidate and former chief of staff to Tommy Wells, said in an email, “I’m glad to hear DMPED recognizes the value of the Walker-Jones farm, but this doesn’t sound like much of a relocation plan to me. It leaves the farm in place for the next two or three years, but it also leaves the community farm in limbo and without a clear future.”
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The Northwest One redevelopment plan, part of the New Communities Initiative, aims to replace the public housing units lost at Temple Courts with a new mixed-use development. The space along North Capitol Street between K and L streets NW is currently home to a parking lot, as a number of things have gone wrong with the development. The farm is located on K Street NW between New Jersey Avenue and First Street.
Bates Area Civic Association 