Councilman Mel Franklin’s Statement on GSA’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Decision
Press Release
For immediate release:
September 15, 2016
For more information, contact:
Friends of Mel Franklin
Statement of Prince George’s County Council Member Mel Franklin on the General Services Administration’s Decision to Locate the Headquarters of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services at Branch Avenue Metro Station
Franklin calls the decision a ‘thrilling victory’ for jobs and economic opportunity in Prince George’s County
I am overjoyed to learn that the development team at Branch Avenue Metro Station in Camp Springs has won the bid for the federal Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) headquarters. This metro station area, which was located in my councilmanic district until December of 2014, has been a major focus of the County’s economic development and incentive efforts over the past few years, including major tax increment financing (TIF) legislation that I was pleased to sponsor. GSA’s decision is a thrilling victory for creating high quality transit-oriented development and good paying jobs in our County. The CIS headquarters will be a catalyst for dense, walkable mixed-use development at one of the County’s most critical metro stations. Today’s announcement also creates even more momentum for our County’s bid to host the headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). We are gradually bringing the world to Prince George’s County.
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Read the Washington Business Journal article here (subscription required): http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/news/2016/09/15/gsa-picks-branch-ave-site-for-major-federal-agency.html?ana=fbk
Read the Baltimore Sun article:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-gsa-uscis-20160915-story.html
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