Anthony Fullard’s community meeting concerning the city owned and historically designated Germantown Town Hall was held Feb. 26. It was well attended by neighbors from all parts of Germantown as well as many of those neighbors nearest to Town Hall who would be impacted directly. Attendees asked important questions and made thoughtful comments. They were polite and respectful.

After further thought, I feel that there are several questions that were not asked and I think the community needs answered.

Three years ago, our councilwoman, Cindy Bass, called a community Zoom meeting (on less than 24-hour notice) for Mr. Fullard to introduce his then project for Town Hall. A majority of those who attended that meeting were near neighbors.

At that meeting, Mr. Fullard was vague about his plans for the hall itself. He made it clear, though, that to do anything with Town Hall, he would first have to build an apartment building at the rear of the property using the current 14th Police District’s parking lot. Although no vote was taken, it was clear that no one was in favor of an apartment building on that site and that Mr. Fullard’s plan was unacceptable.

By comparison, the Feb. 26 meeting focused entirely on Town Hall. Here are some of the questions that were not asked:

1. Is an apartment building still part of your plan? If it is, there will surely be strong opposition.

2. Why should the community feel confident that Mr. Fullard can complete this or any major project? Mount Airy Mews, your West Powelton Development’s multi-townhouse development, opened with much fanfare in November 2020, now it sits unfinished and titled with a sheriff’s deed?

3. Are you still employed by and a representative of KBK, the developer that has held the YWCA at 5820-24 for over eight years with no development?

Suzanne Ponsen

President, West Central Germantown Neighbors