Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for Oak Park Apartments

 
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MARION BARRY. JR. MAYOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON. D.C. 20004 REMARKS FOR MAYOR MARION BARRY JR. RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY FOR OAK PARK APARTMENTS, 125 IVANHOE STREET, S.W. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1987 10:00 A*M* GOOD MORNING! I AM PLEASED TO BE HERE TODAY TO CELEBRATE THE REHABILITATION OF 407-UNITS OF HOUSING AT OAK PARK AND THE TREMENDOUS PRODUCTION OF HOUSING IN WARD 8. OAK PARK STANDS OUT AS A CLEAR EXAMPLE OF THE CITY'S CREATION AND STIMULATION OF HOUSING IN WARD 8, AN AREA THAT FOR MANY YEARS HAS BEEN NOTED FOR ITS LARGE SUPPLY OF BORDED UP AND ABANDONED HOUSING* HOWEVER, RAPID AND POSITIVE CHANGES ARE BEING MADE IN WARD 8 AND THEY CANNOT BE IGNORED- AT THE BEGINNING OF MY SECOND TERM, I MADE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION IN THIS WARD A TOP PRIORITY AND ESTABLISHED THREE DEVELOPMENT ZONES TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED HOUSING PRODUCTION