Neighbors,
Metropolitan Police has released the new proposed PSA boundaries for the 5th District. I have reached to Commissioner Thomas and Commissioner Pinkney to hold a joint community meeting for us to discuss this realignment and the impact it may have to our neighborhoods.
From the meeting, we will compile a list of comments from that meeting and submit them to Commander Andy Soldberg of the 5th District and Chief of Police, Cathy Lanier.
I will notify you of the meeting date and time and how to submit your comments in the event you are unable to attend the meeting. I may also reach out to some of you for assistance in distributing meeting notices to ensure all of our neighbors are informed.
Regards,
Geovani A. Bonilla
Bates Area Civic Association
For comparison, here’s a link to the current 5d map:
http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1239,q,545954,mpdcNav_GID,1538.asp
It looks like overall 5d has migrated a little south, north of Mich ave removed and it gained some ground south of NY-Ave near the metro and some neighborhoods south of Benning Rd.
I can only imagine that we would have more presence and attention in such a scenerio. The BACA area would have what would amoun to a dedicated group of people… The fly in the ointment is obviously re-districting next year…
Policing for 501 should be returned to 3D