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Government of the District of Columbia

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F

North Cleveland Park ▪ Forest Hills ▪ Tenleytown

3F01 - Carl R. Kessler, Treasurer

3F02 - Karen L. Perry

3F03 - Robert V. Maudlin

3F04 – Frank Winstead

3F05 – Mital Gandhi

3F06 - Catherine J. Wiss, Chair

3F07 – Daniel Klibanoff, Vice Chair

 
 

PMB 244

4401- A Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20008-2322                                                                                  Web site:  www.anc3f.org

E-mail:  ANC3F@juno.com

Phone:  202.362.6120

Fax:  202.686.7237

 

 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


                                                           

                                                                                    February 13, 2006

 

The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton
United States House of Representative
2136 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20515

            Re:  Federal Funding for Restoration of Peirce Mill

 

Dear Congresswoman Norton:

 

At a duly noticed public meeting on February 13th 2006, ANC 3F voted 6-0-0 with a quorum present to support the request of the Friends of Peirce Mill for $250,000 in federal funding toward completing the restoration of historic Peirce Mill located within Rock Creek Park.  The mill is within the boundary of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F.

 

Since 1997, the Friends of Peirce Mill have worked diligently to raise the $1 million needed to restore the mill, a major attraction in Rock Creek Park.  Completion is scheduled for fall 2007.  To date, the Friends have been able to raise a little more than half of the necessary funds, almost all from private sources.  Even though Peirce Mill is federal property located in a National Park, less than 8% of the funding has come from the National Park Service.  The Friends are seeking $250,000 in additional federal funding to supplement their exemplary citizen effort.  They are prepared to match federal funding dollar for dollar with the aid of foundations that have supported the project through the years. 

 

Peirce Mill has been closed to visitors for much of the time since the mill’s main shaft rotted and failed in 1993.  In 2003, the mill was closed completely so that damaged machinery could be removed and the floors repaired.  With sufficient funding, the gears could be turning again by the fall of 2007.  When restored, Peirce Mill will be the only operational mill within the District of Columbia.  We thank you for your help with this important project for District residents and visitors to our Nation’s Capital.

 

                                                                                    Sincerely,

 

                                                                                   

                                                                                    /s/ Cathy Wiss

                                                                                    Chair, ANC 3F