From the Washington Post via Scott Roberts See these two items from the Sunday, 11/8/2009, Washington Post on the New York Avenue NE construction. Note that the alternative routes include Lincoln Road NE and North Capitol Street. Regarding the projects themselves, I am heartened to see these two projects: “Traffic safety improvements at the junction … More Info on upcoming construction at NY Ave
Word from the last BACA meeting was that Mayor Fenty was supposed to be walking through the neighborhood again on Monday November 9, but it has apparently been canceled. The mayor notified Jim Berry that it would be postponed. The new date, according to Richard Norwood from the mayor’s office, is November 17th at 9:30 … More Mayor walk-through postponed
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE MEETING When: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009, 6:30PM-7:30PM Location: 1703 North Capitol Street N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 Calling all Volunteers! All hands on deck! Volunteers needed for the following: WINTER BLUES BASH AND SILENT AUCTION PLANNING * Winter Blues Chair/Co-Chair * Securing Corporate Support * Silent Auction Planning/Implementation o Site Logistics — Planning/Implementation o … More North Cap Main Streets Organization Meeting
To help educate the public about the upcoming New York Avenue, NE transportation projects, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is holding a public meeting on November 18th. I hope you’ll share this meeting information with the members of the Bates Area Civic Association as well as your colleagues and neighbors as these transportation projects … More Public Meeting: New York Ave Transportation Projects
See this news item from the Washington Business Journal: TD Bank gives $50K to D.C. housing nonprofits Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 10:52am EST Three local nonprofits won grants from TD Bank, which will be used to support affordable housing initiatives. Under its fifth annual “Housing For Everyone” program, the bank’s charitable arm is giving $2 … More S.O.M.E. receives grant
Fall is here and winter is just around the corner. What project would you like to see the Environmental Services Committee organize next? Leaf clean-ups? Should we wait until Spring? Street clean-ups while the sweepers on on winter break? Send me and Anita your comments and suggestions. Also, Anita and I will be resubmitting a … More The Next Event …
On October 31, we planted over 450 plants/shrubs, 6 trees, and 540 pansies! It was a great effort in making our tree boxes reflect the charm of our neighborhood. Now, let’s not forget to maintain them! I spoke with Frank, owner of Old City green, and he suggested: – a really good watering at least … More Tree Box Maintenance
Commander Green provided BACA with an update on the initiatives taken by the Metropolitan Police Department to address the resent incidents along N. Capitol Street, P ST, O ST and Hanover. These are the following actions outlined by Commander Greene: 1.MPD met with business owners on Saturday, October 31st and created a new police beats … More MPD Responds to Community Safety Concerns
Message fro Robert Brannum, PSA 501 Citizens Advisory Council Greetings, please share with Veterans, Robert. On, Sunday, 8 November 2009, McCormick & Schmicks Seafood Restaurants will honor America’s Veterans with its 11th Annual Appreciation Event McCORMICK & SCHMICKS PAYS TRIBUTE TO AMERICA’S VETERANS WITH A COMPLIMENTARY ENTREE FROM A SPECIAL MENU Click here to view … More Veterans Day Celebration
It was a good meeting tonight. Quick recap before I go off to bed. Linda Argo, from DCRA headlined the meeting. She spoke of efforts to remove our NJ Ave billboards. She didn’t really say anything we haven’t known here, except her talk did give insight into the amount of thought and effort that DCRA … More BACA Meeting Recap Nov 2
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