Trump plan to rebuild DC’s parks ahead of America 250 starts outside his window

President Donald Trump’s agenda to beautify the country’s capital ahead of the United States’s 250th anniversary of independence is taking shape just across from the White House. 

In keeping with Trump’s January executive order, the National Park Service is renovating aspects of at least 18 historic structures and monuments across Washington, D.C., including Lafayette Square.

Work has now officially begun to beautify the public square, which sits directly north of the White House, the NPS told the Washington Examiner. 

“The National Park Service is beginning work focused on returning the park’s water features to service, completing associated repairs to supporting infrastructure, and carrying out related beautification work,” the agency said in a statement. 

The renovation, first reported by the Washington Post, is likely to stretch through