Public Support for DWP Festival of Lights Walking Nights needed ASAP
from Tim Warner (AVNC Co-Chair)
I know it's only May but we need help in sending a message to the DWP and city. Last year the DWP had a a "green week" of walking only nights during the Holiday Festival of Lights. Despite being the week of Thanksgiving the turnout was good. Immediately following the festival the AVNC along with the GGPNC and many local residents wrote letters to the DWP and city encouraging the walking nights to continue. In addition, the council encouraged the DWP and city to explore the possibility of making the entire festival a permanently walking-only event (less car exhaust in the air, less traffic, a family-friendly free thing to do, etc).
To date no one has received any response from the DWP or city and the DWP has made no announcements regarding keeping the walking nights. Some local community members are planning on attending a June 7 DWP meeting to once again show support for the walking nights and make another attempt to get an answer.
If you would like to see the walking nights continue we need you to speak up. Here are some options:
1. Post here so the responses can be printed out and submitted by the residents attending the June 7 meeting.
2. Better yet, write letters to the DWP, Councilman Tom LaBonge, Councilman Eric Garcetti, Parks & Rec, and cc the AVNC and/or the GGPNC.
3. Go to the June 7 meeting - 9am at the DWP cafeteria, 111 North Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Here are the addresses:
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Board of Commissioners
Room 1555-H, 15th Floor
111 North Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
https://www.ladwp.com/ladwp/comment/EmailComments.ladwp?act=show&contentId=LADWP002263
Councilman Tom LaBonge
Los Angeles City Hall
200 N. Spring Street
Room 480
councilmember.labonge@lacity.org
Councilman Eric Garcetti
200 North Spring Street,
Room 470
Los Angeles, California 90012
councilmember.garcetti@lacity.org
Los Angeles City Recreation and Parks Department
Office of Board of Commissioners
1200 W. 7th Street, Suite 762
Los Angeles, CA 90017
rap.commissioners@lacity.org
AVNC
3371 Glendale Blvd, Unit 105
Los Angeles, CA 90039
board@atwatervillage.org
Greater Griffith Park Neighborhood Council (GGPNC)
PO Box 27003
Los Angeles CA 90027-0003
GGPNC@GGPNC.org