Mayor Vincent C. Gray and his D.C. Council allies have expressed interest in possibly bringing a training facility for the Washington Redskins to Ward 7. Consider that an expansion of the executive’s keep-them-entertained-and-distracted plan, which includes a proposal to build a movie theater in Ward 8. Neither proposition represents economic development communities in east Washington want: “We didn’t ask for a Walmart. We didn’t ask for a theater,” said Paul Savage, a civic leader who lives in Ward 7’s Hillcrest neighborhood.
“It’s very well documented what residents want,” he continued. “We don’t want any junk.”
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