WASHINGTON — The Fort Dupont Ice Arena in Southeast, D.C. and its nationally recognized "kids on ice" program is in jeopardy after the Mayor Muriel Bowser pulled out of a deal to invest $25 million on the property.
The money, coupled with another $5 million raised by the Board of Directors of the Friends of Fort Dupont Ice Arena, was meant to modernize the aging facility and add a second rink.
On Monday, the Mayor announced she plans to move the money to help fund "school improvement projects."
While parents plan continued protests to #SaveourRink. Ward 7 Councilmember Vince Gray is also planning to introduce a Disaproval Resolution to reject the Mayor's reprogramming request.
