WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A decades-long project in the Hillcrest community is getting its happy ending.
On Thursday, Mayor Muriel Bowser, District leaders, and members of the community joined to cut the ribbon on a new park at the Skyland Town Center.
“Today is a celebration of community and of the people who stick with tough projects,” said Mayor Bowser. “For years, Skyland struggled to get going. But neighbors stuck with it, we found the right partners, made big investments, and today, we’re cutting the ribbon on a beautiful park surrounded by housing — for rent and for sale — a grocery store, and retail and food options.”
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The new park is part of the final phase of the town center’s redevelopment. The park was dedicated to a Hillcrest community icon, the late Karen Williams, who is a former Ward 7 State Board of Education representative. Williams was also the president of the Hillcrest Community Civic Association, and the wife of community activist Earl Williams, the Chair of the Skyland Town Center Task Force…