“There’s a distinction between utilizing an urban park and preserving a wilderness area, which requires a different paradigm. “What we’re proposing is a somewhat unique partnership with the National Park Service,” says Matthew Cutts, a partner at Squire Patton Boggs and a member of the FC2 executive committee and chair of the committee spearheading this initiative. The District government has joined those conversations and will inform the process going forward. The federal golf courses have fallen into disrepair and endured insufficient investment. In the spring of 2014, FC2 began exploring and discussing different partnership models with federal officials. “After all, we are committed to strengthening the threads that bind our community together.” “The Federal City Council is uniquely suited to align disparate parties and constituencies in reaching solutions,” says Rusty Lindner, President and CEO of the Forge Company and a member of the Langston Initiative planning committee.
The combined estimated renovation costs are between $29 million and $40 million, which is a preliminary estimate and focused on assets within the courses. The Initiative’s goal as a public-private partnership is to promote greater use of the NPS-owned courses and their facilities, increased enjoyment by residents and visitors, enhanced environmental stewardship and preservation of the relative affordability of the three public courses with scaled greens fees. From education to housing to recreation for kids, these all can be centered around reclamation of these golf courses.” Golf courses create value for housing and real estate.
“Leveraging these federal golf courses will create an economic engine for change.
“The FC2 wants to create multi-faceted strategic investments in its Initiatives,” says Tony Williams, FC2 CEO and Executive Director. Referred to as the Langston Initiative, the project aligns with other FC2 efforts emphasizing revi-talization, repurposing federal property and investing in economic development to benefit District residents and visitors. The Federal City Council (FC2) is reimagining the Langston, Rock Creek and East Potomac golf courses, with a vision of partnering with the National Park Service (NPS) and the District of Columbia to open up new avenues for education, tourism and economic opportuni-ty. Within the pastoral beauty of Washington’s three public golf courses is a historic opportunity for transformation.
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