Southeast DC residents weigh in on new Commanders stadium

About people who live near the site of where the new Washington Commanders stadium is slated to be built at the old RFK Stadium gathered at a school in the neighborhood to hear the plans for the billion project Related stories The Washington Commanders are returning to DC as council approves B deal for stadium at RFK site From DC pride to traffic worries Those living near the Commanders future stadium voice hopes concerns Federal land local hurdles What s next for the Commanders stadium project Do those living by RFK Stadium want the Commanders as neighbors The event was coordinated by the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Enhancement s office and included presentations from Planning Director Anita Cozart who described the crowd that it will take about a year to finish the demolition of RFK Stadium Then the construction will begin Ward Council member Wendell Felder explained he believes the D C Council made the best decision to pass the bill to bring the NFL association back to D C There s been a lot of conversations from neighbors who sought to participate in every step of the process And hearing directly from residents in terms of how they envision the site and what the future of what the RFK campus could look like he reported of the event The hope is to have the stadium completed by After presentations by Cozart and planning administrators from the Commanders organization the crowd broke into smaller groups to hear more information on things like parking housing retail and job opportunities We re really excited to have a voice that will help shape the vision which will really lift the floor for the whole region commented Mike Rodrigues the CEO of St Coletta of Greater Washington the special teaching school where the meeting was held I m here just to make sure that everything is set in place and that people who are born Washingtonians gets specific of these good jobs noted resident Tanya Martin Noniah Hoosa hopes the whole city benefits from the new stadium It s going to be a place where people are going to want to come he disclosed And hopefully we can host the Super Bowl here one day Source