Re: UPDATE: Alley Naming Timeline and Voting Process
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Furies was top of my list. And 100% agree that 'court' is better than 'alley' both in this case and in general. I think that most named alleys on Capitol Hill are named 'Court' instead of alley. When I give tours, I refer to them as alleys, though - mainly because I like to play up the seamier side of them. But I think Court should be the preferred moniker. As an aside: I was approached a few weeks ago by the NPS, who are considering?raising the status of the Furies House from the National Register of Historic Places to the National Historic Landmark list. Over the next year, they will hire a historian to do a full-on assessment of the property and its importance, this assessment will?then be reviewed, and if it passes, go to the NHL commission and then to the Secretary of the Interior for a final decision. Probably a two-year process, and I have no idea what the likelihood of it getting accepted?is. It would join (in SE DC) the Capitol, LOC, Navy Yard and Congressional Cemetery on the list.? As to Bethune: Big fan of hers. I would probably not take out-of-town groups to Lincoln Park if it were not for her statue there. My favorite Bethune statue anecdote can be found in the second-to-last paragraph of this piece:? Would probably prefer a name more directly related to the alley, however.
Robert On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 8:35 AM John Payne & Linda Mellgren via <p3mp4= [email protected]> wrote:
Hi Haley;
A couple of things. Could you provide me the name of the neighbor
that submitted Furies Alley? I would like to talk with him/her to
see if they would be interested in changing the submitted name to
Furies Court. Court would be my preference and it seems like
"court" is the preference of most of the names proposed. I like
using the name of the women's collective for the alley but Furies
Alley just has bad optics, makes it sound like a dangerous place.
It also seems that the description of the significance of the
collective could be heightened. From Wikipedia: The Furies'
theoretical contributions to the women's movement outlasted the
collective's existence. Future feminist groups across the country
cited the importance of the Furies' theoretical developments of
feminism to their own organizing efforts. Former members of the
collective, such as Rita Mae Brown, went on to other organizing
and activist positions, especially in media and publishing.
Lammas, the DC feminist bookstore, that closed in 2001, was
started by two members of the collective. In 2016 the house at 219
11th St. SE which was home to the Furies Collective was named as
the first lesbian-related historic landmark in Washington, D.C.,
when it was unanimously voted into the D.C. Inventory of Historic
Sites.
Second I also like Bethune Court but think the description is
inadequate to explain her importance. The National Women's History
Museum wrote " The daughter of former
slaves, Mary Jane McLeod Bethune became one of the most
important black educators, civil and women¡¯s rights
leaders and government officials of the twentieth century.
The college she founded set educational standards for
today¡¯s black colleges, and her role as an advisor to
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave African Americans
an advocate in government." Plus it should be noted we
have a link to the name as the statute commemorating
Bethune is located 2 blocks away in Lincoln Park.?
Thanks
Linda Mellgren (245 11th ST)
On 3/4/21 1:51 PM, Haley Huang wrote:
Hello
All,
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We
have extended the deadline for name suggestions to March 31st.
Below you will find an updated timeline and an explanation of
how voting will be done.
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Timeline
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March
31st: Name suggestion deadline.
April
10th (tentative): Ballots are released.
May
9th (tentative): Voting submission deadline.
May
10th (tentative): Voting result released.
May
16th (tentative): Petition is released for signing.
May
16th onwards: Wait for a majority of alley-abutting
property owners to sign the petition then move on to next
steps required by the city (details here: )
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Voting
Process
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Between
April 1st - April 9th, we (210-REAR) and the owners of
211-REAR will work together with ANC Steve Holtzman to
pre-filter names that are either invalid mailing addresses
(ex. street name already exists) or unlikely to pass the D.C.
council. By doing so, we will hopefully avoid a scenario where
the chosen name is rejected later in the process.
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On
April 10th, we will release the final list so the block can
begin to vote. An "approval voting" method will be used. Each
eligible household will be able to vote for as many names as
they want to/approve of. The name receiving the greatest
number of votes will be the name selected for the petition. In
the unlikely event of a tie, a standard vote will be held
between the tied names. With this method, the name that is
supported by the most households should be the winner.
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The
details on how we plan on distributing and collecting the
ballots is still being worked on. We will share them with you
once they are finalized.
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In
the meantime, please continue to send us your names along with
a short explanation of why your name should be voted for!
Current list can be found here:
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Sincerely,
Haley
and Corey
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