[WardFive] Re: Guildfield Church lot/12th Street businesses

Good Morning Ms. Steptoe,

I had received a couple of calls/inquiries in reference to FREE parking at Guildfield. Thank you for your help and assistance with the church. Pastor has done a great job being a good servant and shepherd in our community. In addition, St. Anthony's has a parking lot and does not allow ANY parking other than that of the school, no complaints.

I did let our community members know that Brookland/CUA metro station has a parking lot and introduced them to the brand spanking new garage next to Comcast.

Thanks again for your assistance.


Commissioner Ursula Higgins
Chairperson, ANC 5B
Single Member District 5B02
Telephone: 202-321-5289
Email: 5b02@anc.dc.gov
Website: www.anc5b.org

________________________________________
From: Carolyn Steptoe <carolynsteptoe18@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2018 2:17:26 PM
To: Michelle Sutton; Joyce Sutton; Audrey Britton
Cc: Higgins, Ursula (SMD 5B02)
Subject: Guildfield Church lot/12th Street businesses

Hello - fyi that I rec'd a call yesterday inquiring about, among other things, church lot.

The caller, William Hunt, indicates some of the "12th Street business" expressed concern that "Guildfield is being treated like a slave plantation such that the Guildfield had to cave in to gov't pressure to shut down, preventing businesses from parking on the lot." Hunt indicates "12th Street businesses indicated [they] contributed to the "community" and should, out of gratitude for their contribution, be allowed to park on Guildfield's lot... as good neighbors and part of the community."

I made clear to Hunt
1) Guildfield is private property,
2) Guildfield is a 501(c)(3) and, by DC and fed law, must operate in accordance with its IRS/biz requirements
3) same as Howard University, my Lawrence Street house, and St. Anthony's, Guildfield is under NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER to allow anyone or anything to dictate, control, suggest or infer how Guildfield will handle its PRIVATE PROPERTY
4) Eddie Johnson and any other 12th Street businesses are only looking out for themselves, their profit and their convenience;
5) 12th Street business and others who Pastor ALLOWED TO FREELY to park on Guildfield's lot CONTRIBUTED AND/OR DONATED NOTHING to Guildfield

Further, I explained to Hunt - and told him to tell 12th Street businesses what I said, that -
6) Guildfield is not the only church in Brookland.
7) I suggested those businesses go to St. Anthony's or wherever else in Brookland to park FREE AND WITHOUT PERMISSION...
8) Guildfield is a black church and it is disgraceful that folks in this community continue to insult this church by exploiting, pimping and potentially jeopardizing Guildfield's standing
9) For years, the various Ward 5 councilmembers (Spaulding, H. Thomas/both, Orange) and Brookland ANCs (Steptoe, Higgins) have PROTECTED Guildfield against neighbors and the city trying to shut the church down for its community volunteer parking, food banks, homeless efforts, etc.
10) Guildfield has and continues to have folks both inside and outside the church who seek to do the church harm and care nothing about its operations.

With that, I want all aware that a few greedmongers in the community still remain hostile to this black church deciding to protecting itself as a 501(c)(3) and as private property.

I copied Commissioner Ursula Higgins (5b02@anc.dc.gov<mailto:5b02@anc.dc.gov>) on this email so she, as Guildfield's commissioner, is fully aware of this development.

Steptoe









--
--
WardFive@googlegroups.com is open to WardFive residents for community discussion and information sharing.

To post to this group, send email to wardfive@googlegroups.com
To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wardfive+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com
For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wardfive?hl=en

---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WardFive" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to wardfive+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.