Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-01

JUN ~. fNAH NOTICE. oF pun-
c6Lunllz REli1vi fifFFf
LAND AoENCx, ttb Main Ave
nne 9,W.. washington ~, u. c.
Noflct.-A public heafings slll|
Ni7 y street. a.W- Waahinalon
lEbTl. Monday. kusirt ~. 1888,
Ihe purpose q Ne heaIlng 1. loI
consider The folloelna proposal q
ne Overlook cotpolaiion; ins
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ne conanss q that part Of
Waahlngton. ID. G. known 81
soa1hasst drban Renewal Area 9.
NesarI. nulon are also president
hsnsdsfson, Inc tTadins a No
rates eeafood Restaurant, with
NJ principal place Of business
beine located al SOCIAL Mains
Avenue Avn, Waahlngton. y. G..
me Overlook Corporation believes
BE- fssslhly located m that AREA,
Al the nofthern terminus 81 me
proposed Tenth street NAL, iden.
Tined a. the Overlook. me area
can BE- more precisely ldenfinee
Al bsing All or part Of that land
which will lie between 9th street,
Maine Avenue and the eouthws,t
ExpreasNay q Indicated IN sn.
land Use Plan for eonlhwes.
Urban Renewal Project Area "
a. adopted on April 3. 1905. ~
the National Capital Piannins
Commission. The OveIloot SoL-
poration further believes Mas W
conjunction vlth me r.staussn.
s IsslII'', ..ib EeFI y devote. " %
eensfructlon Of planetarium
maj would Be desirable asset
10 he southuesf area apd pro.
vide an education facility not
nov present In the Nations cab.
tai Tbe corporation has devoted
eonrlderabis time, study and en-
pense In the preliminary invesl-
gation Of the ennineering, franc
md economic feasibility OF the
foreeoine. II has engaged arehl-
tectural, franc, economic. reatau-
rant and planetarium eonsultants
and caused an initial plan and
scale-model OF the facilities TO pc
prepared. These plans and models
have been presented 70 the d. e.
Redeyel0pment Land Agency. the
National Capital Planning COM
mission, and the Board OF Con-
missioners OF the District 81 CO
nmbia. Each OF these bodies pas
Indicated that the recommehaa-
tons Of the eorporeaon ., NV
The corporation u prepared 70
mar is s5rsnend,tn uT1 q funds and
70 WORK with such public bodies
Al nav Be- necessary 70 effectu.
ats the plans. II further reeog.
ni1es that the use Of the suhtect
land for the purposes proposed
cannot Be accomplished unless the
presently approved Urban Renewal
Plan for Southwest Urban He.
neWal Project Area G II amended
IN accordance with the require
ments Of the d. c. Redevelopment
Act Of 1915, Is amended. Before
enRaging In further studies, and
planning, however, the corpora
ton believes that . more formal
relationship between the d. e.
Redeveiopment Land Agency and
the corporation should be egtab-
llshed. II Is, therefore. requested
that the aeency agree not 70
negotiate for the sale or lease
Of any Of the real estate In area
hereiubefore described as me
Overlook. for . period Of twelve
months from the date hereof and
for such further period as may
be mutually agreed upon. II 10
assist the corporation By direct
advice and by arranging for con-
ferences with other public agen-
cies and ofilcials 70 assist the
corporation In the preparation Of
plans for construction Of the
restaurant and planetarium, The
corporation agrees. that II the
agency grants this request. it will
pursue the DEVELOPMENT cf plans
for the restaurant and establish
and finance q n0nproflt corpora
tion which win pursue the deyel-
opment Of plans for the planetar-
ium. When and II the redevelop-
mont plan Is changed through
appropriate legal action By the
National Capital Planning Com
mission and the District Of Co
lumbia Commissioners. the cor
poration agrees to submit .
proposal for the lease or purchase
Of such OF the land in the over
look. described above, as may be
necessary 10 carry out such pro-
posal II II Is accepted By the
agency, The corporation further
understands that neither the
agency nor the corporation has
obliged itself any further than
sperificallV stateh hereir Verv
truly yours. THE OVERLOOK
CORPORATION. ts.l BY WATSON
B. RULON. Jr.. President" Those
wishing to attend the hearing and
be heard should notify the aEency
not later than & o'clock PM. on
Fridav. August 2. 1853. JOHN u,
sEARLxs, Executive Director.