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Expected to Assign
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Planning Commission was expected
today to assign jurisdiction to the
District Recreation Board over IL
newly acquired playground sites in
outlying sections for future develop
ment.
A report also was to be made at
the opening of the monthly plan
ming session on progress being made
In the acquisition Of sites for three
other Fairgrounds recently author
lied for the congested central area
Of the city. Milo christensen, di-
rector Of the Recreation Board, was
to meet with the commission and
consider matters in connection with
the IL Fairgrounds, the sites Of
which were announced several
months ago.
In addition to the downtown play
grounds, Norman C. Brown, land
purchasing officer Of the commits
sion, has a number Of other prof.
ects on which to report. Included
are public land sites for so mobile
housing units that are to be set up
in various colored neighborhoodS
Another matter involves transfers
affecting a change in one highway
access to the Suitland Parkway
from Alabama avenue Sc.
Two-Day Program.
The Planning Commission has
compiled a rather heavy program
for its two-day sessions. Postwar
development Of airports in the Met
ropolitan Area Of Washington will
be under study. as well as food
control measures in the Anacostia
and urban redevelopment.
This afternoon the commission
will consider a request from the
Army district engineers office fol-
public hearings on proposed navi-
CATION and flood-control improve
ments in the Anacostia River in
Maryland. The commission also is
to be advised by Army engineers
when hearings are to be held on
Potomac River navigation problems
connected with the District Com
missioners' plan for two new bridges
replacing the Highway Bridge.
The Anacostia study is followur
OF an engineering survey made sew.
eral years ago and referred bacl
from the Rivers and Harbors Boarc
for further reconsideration. Thi.
was done at the request of local in.
terests and the Planning Commis.
sion.
Some slight revisions in plans fol
access roads to the proposed Wash.
ington and Baltimore parkway viii
be submitted tomorrow from the
Public Roads Administration. The
proposed route from the District tc
Fort George G. Meade was An
nounced last month. g
Whitehurst to Report.
Capt. H. c. Whitehurst, District
highway director, is to make a report
on postwar highway plans and also
present . preliminary study Of I'm
proyements at the intersection OF
Minnesota and Pennsylvania ave-
nues Sc.
In a session on legislation, COM
promises worked out with the Budget
Bureau and real estate interests will
be submitted in a redraft of the
urban redevelopment bill. This legis-
lation has been under study for
months and it is doubtful if any
final action will be taken tomorrow.
Legisla ton looking to the reorgan-
ization of the Planning Commission
in accordance with previous recon-
mendations of the Budget Bureau
also will be considered at this ses-
sion.
During the final afternoon session,
the commission will hear a proposal
from the city of Alexandria for
opening Second street into Memorial
Circle on the route of the Mount
Vernon highway. The Planning
Commission is concerned primarily
with the proper control of traffic
from the circle into Washington
street.
At the close OF the session, the
commission will make an inspection
trip over the new Suitland Parkway
to Camp Springs Air Base. During
the trip visits also will be made
to various public and private hous-
ing developments in that section.