Consumers received a partial victory Wednesday in the pending Pepco rate case. Responding to OPC’s request for additional discovery and evidentiary hearings to allow OPC and the parties to review new information placed on the record by Pepco in Formal Case No. 1087, the DC Public Service Commission granted, in part, OPC’s request and set … More Public Service Commission Orders Further Review of Pepco’s $42.5 million Rate Increase Request

C.O.V.E. http://ward5cove.blogspot.com Coalition for Voter Empowerment Is a voter education initiative, sponsored by a coalition of six civic associations of the West End of Ward 5 in Washington, D.C.  [Bates, Bloomingdale, Eckington, Edgewood, Hanover, and Stronghold Civic Associations]  Mission            C.O.V.E. was established in 2006 as a neighborhood coalition to empower and to educate the … More Come Meet 2 More of The Candidates

Mayor Vincent C. Gray invites you to attend his  Ward 5 Budget Town Hall Meeting TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 2012 6:30-8:30 PM McKinley Technology High School 151 T ST, NE WASHINGTON, DC 20002

MPD TO PARTICIPATE IN LITTER ENFORCEMENT MONTH The Metropolitan Police Department will join the Alice Ferguson Foundation in its efforts to curtail litter in the Washington area with Litter Enforcement Month (LEM) in April. During the month of April, these area law enforcement agencies will work to educate the public about the problems that littering … More MPD TO PARTICIPATE IN LITTER ENFORCEMENT MONTH

Monday, April 2, 2012 Meeting Agenda 7 PM, Mt. Sinai Church 3rd and Q ST NW (Side entrance at the corner of 3rd and Q St)  I.     Meeting Called to Order                                            Geovani Bonilla, President II.         Review of Last Meeting Minutes                                David Hall, Secretary III.      Treasurer Report                                                           Margaret Stevens 7:15 PM – 7:30 PM IV.               Committee … More BACA Meeting Agenda

Saturday, March 31st Neighborhood Clean Up and Planting organized by the Bates Area Civic Association was a total success. Neighbors and Ward 5 Council Member Candidate, Kenyan McDuffie and many volunteers from McDuffie’s campaign picked up over 20 bags of trash and helped beautify street tree boxes. Clean up included the Florida Avenue Park (lead … More Neighborhood Clean Up and Planting a Success

Monday, April 2nd 7pm – 9pm Mt. Sinai Church (3rd and Q St NW) Topics will include: Presentation and Update on Dunbar High School Project General update on construction project and timeline Oversight over general contractors and trucks to observe streets with “No Trucks” limitations Preview of plans of the new site General Q & … More BACA Meeting, Monday, April 2nd at 7pm

Bates Area Civic Association Spring Mulch and Neighborhood Clean Up. DPW will make mulch available at the corner of P and First ST NW for all neighbors that plan to beautify tree boxes, front and back yards. Trash bags and other clean up tools will be available. Your city trash can or recycling cans have … More Spring Mulch/Neighborhood Clean Up