We are excited. So far, there are 12 members of the Bates Area Civic Association attending the 5th District’s Police Citizen’s Advisory Council Recognition Dinner. During this annual event, we recognize the men and women of the 5th District Police Department and honor their contributions to our neighborhoods and safety. The event takes place on … More Neighborhood Shows Strong Support at the 5th District CAC Recogntion Dinner

Mayor’s One City Community Service AwardThe Mayor’s One City Community Service Awards are intended to recognize, reward and encourage activities that make or have a significant impact on meeting the needs of District of Columbia communities. Individual nominees must be District residents and must have volunteered in the District within the past year. The selection … More Mayor’s One City Community Service Award

Dear Neighbors, Please see my response to a recent report released by Commissioner John Salatti Ward 5 Redistricting Alternative Proposal From: Geovani A Bonilla [mailto:gbonilla@hospicemanagement.com] Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 10:41 PM To: ‘John T. Salatti’; ‘Commissioner Youngblood’; ‘Geovani A Bonilla’ Cc: ‘Ted Kill’; ‘Thomas, Harry (COUNCIL)’; ‘Johnson, Nicole (Council)’; ‘WANDA FOSTER’; ‘Webster, Ayawna (COUNCIL)’; … More The Ward 5 ANC Redistricting Debate Continues

Guardian Angels joined Bates and Hanover Civic Association (aka Truxton Circle) in a community safety walk on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at 8pm. The walk included areas with recent incidents of crimes such as the 1400 and 1500 blocks of N. Capitol Street, Florida Avenue, 100 and 200 blocks of Q St NW, unit block … More Truxton Circle Thanks You Guardian Angels

Several Officers from MPD met with concerned community members during the normally scheduled PSA meeting on Wednesday, October 19, 2011 at the HarryThomasRecreationCenter. Topics discussed included:   ·         Homicide atLincoln Rd. NE – the victim was a well known criminal from the Trinidad Area. MPD believes that the victim may had been responsible for some … More Metropolitan Police – PSA 501 Meeting Summary

See Update from Brendan – Capitol Food Mart Decision Subject: Mixed decision on the Capitol Food Mart protest   One and all,   I hope everyone is doing well. The ABC board finally released its decision today on Capitol Food Mart. The board approved the Class B beer and wine alcohol license, but the store is … More Capitol Food Mart Issued Type B Liquour License

Thursday, October 20th at 6:30pm – 8:00pm CAPCS School (P and First St NW) Department of Parks and Recreations will meet with the community to discuss the plans for the renovations of the historic New York Avenue Playground. Plans include renovations of the recreation center building and the play ground.  

From: Dawn Quattlebaum [mailto:DQuattlebaum@seaburyresources.org] Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:38 PM Good Afternoon, Please spread the word…  Seabury Resources for Aging has partnered with Walmart to host an informational lunch at North Michigan Park Recreation Center this Friday, October 21, 2011 from 12:30pm – 1:30pm   This senior focused discussion is part of a citywide series organized … More Walmart’s Info Lunch at N Michigan Park Rec Center

The McMillan Filtration Site redevelopment will have a huge impact in our neighborhood. The impact will be beyond economic development, but also include increased traffic volume, environmental impact, water and sewage impacts. We need a volunteer to represent the Bates Area Civic Association as a member of the McMillan Advisory Group (MAG). As the BACA … More Upcoming McMillan Site Tour

“One City Insured: Ward 5 Health Insurance Exchange Public Meeting The Mayor’s Health Reform Implementation Committee (HRIC) cordially invites members of the public to join Ward 5 Councilmember Harry Thomas, Jr. in a community dialogue on the “future of health care in the District of Columbia.” This meeting, which is open to the community, will … More Ward 5 Health Insurance Exchange Public Meeting