5/3/19 – Yesterday, as part of the District’s FY2020 budget deliberations, Councilmember Vince Gray proposed restoring funding for the new 2-rink ice arena at Fort Dupont. If the full Council supports CM Gray’s effort … and with your help that can happen … construction could start within a year! CM Gray is restoring funds previously transferred and is adding $4.28 million in additional money, bringing the District’s total commitment to $25.28 million. While Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena still must raise funds before construction begins, we are well on our way to meeting that requirement.

While we now have a clear path to the new rink, we need your help to get there. ALL rink supporters should email Councilmembers, encouraging their support for the restored rink funding in the 2020 city budget. The message is simple (see below): strength lies in numbers, so we are focused on generating a large number of emails to the Council.

Please send an email to councilmembers as soon as possible, and share this email and our plea with everyone in your email and social media networks. Councilmember emails are listed below.

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