Council Member Thomas and Mr. Norwood, I apologize for not sending this sooner. I wanted to express my gratitude and sure the gratitude of many of my neighbors for your response to our request to have our area streets cleaned. I was most impressed with the late hours snow plows worked to clear streets before … More Thank you for snow clean up follow up
Tuesday, February 23, 2009 Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, in the old sanctuary 7:00pm -9:00pm 1613 Q Street, NW (entrance mid-block up stairs) Light snacks served AGENDA February 2010 Community Meeting ANC5C participants are invited to bring suggestions and recommendations for community improvement to the meeting. However, please observe simply courtesies at all times — wait … More ANC 5C Monthly Meeting Agenda-Tues, 2/23/10
Many on nearby neighborhood listservs are angered by the proposal of a bill that would allow DCGOV to compensate owners of billboards that have been grandfathered in by allowing them to instal “Special Signage” in industrial areas to replace billboards in undesirable or residential areas. I really don’t understand the ire at this proposal. A … More On a new proposed billboard legislation
Here’s an interesting tidbit from ten years ago, referring to the CAPCS facility on 14th St and the use (or misuse) of DC government bonds to open a school, only to have it leased out for other uses… “Just last December [1999], the community thought it would be welcoming the Community Academy Public Charter School to … More Leasing out CAPCS– history repeating itself?
via Neighborhood Watch: Rental of New School Theater in Bates Causes a Stir – City Desk – Washington City Paper. Posted by Tiffany E. Browne on Feb. 15, 2010, at 12:16 pm The Issue: The opening of the Eckstine and Ellington Theatre within the Dorothy Height Community Academy Public Charter School (CAPCS) caused a stir … More City Paper: Rental of School Theater Causes Stir
WP: D.C. area homeowners struggle against melting snow By Jura Koncius Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, February 14, 2010; C01 Susan Hasten had not heard of ice dams until last week. That`s when the frozen gutters in the sunroom on the back of her Bethesda home backed up and water dripped down the wall of … More homeowners struggle against melting snow
From Councilwoman Mary Cheh, Neighbors, I wanted to make you aware of an exciting pilot program by Google, Inc http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi to build fiber-optic ultra-high speed broadband infrastructure in selected communities throughout the United States. Until March 26th, Google will be accepting feedback from government officials and members of the general public to determine where to … More Sign this petition! Get Google Fiber-Optic Broadband in DC
Office of Ward 5 Councilmember Harry “Tommy” Thomas, Jr. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 13, 2010 Contact: Victoria A. Leonard 202.727.8204 (desk) 202.403.7866 (cell) vleonard@dccouncil.us Thomas Applauds Graham’s Decision to Hold Hearings on Snow Removal Washington, DC-Ward 5 Councilmember Harry “Tommy” Thomas, Jr. today applauded the decision of his colleague, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, who … More Thomas Applauds Graham’s Decision to Hold Hearings on Snow Removal
***TRAFFIC ADVISORY*** District Snow Crews Continue to Remove, Haul, and Plow City Roadways Washington, D.C. – Snow hauling operations will continue throughout the weekend as District snow crews continue to work on removing, hauling, and plowing after back-to-back snow storms hit the city. Roadway and temporary lane closures will occur throughout the day on … More ***TRAFFIC ADVISORY*** Weekend of February 13
My garbage can is at capacity , and I don’t produce the trash that a family would. And there’re bags of garbage out on the streets too, as street cans have filled up. Here’s the latest from DPW on Trash Collection: Trash will not be collected Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 15. Collections in once-a-week collection … More Is your trash piling up?
Bates Area Civic Association 