Here’re my unofficial notes from today’s BACA meeting Flower Power Mary Ann presented awards to the Flower Power winners. Cake and punch was shared by all and presents given out. (Some photos forthcoming.) Big kudos to the hard work of the Flower Power Team. They really went above and beyond. Mary Ann especially thanked Mr. … More BACA Meeting Minutes, July 13, 2009
While it was sparsely attended due to either vacation schedules or Sunday obligations, neighbors still managed to donate their time and energy to participate in our post-Independence Day clean-up. We had homeowners and renters picking up trash and beautifying our streets! One thing is clear: our neighbors care about the appearance of their streets. At … More Post Independence Day Clean-Up: Wrap-Up
This is a reminder that Mayor Fenty, along with a host of other local government agency personnel, will be conducting a walk-through of our area on this coming Friday, July 10, 2009, commencing at 1:00 p.m. As you will note below, the starting point for this work session will be the Unit Block of O … More Reminder: Mayor’s walk-through this Friday
Thank you to all who supported Flower Power 2009. The Garden Walk, just as in past years, was a huge success given the very positive comments received from participants– both our neighbors and those who came from surrounding communities. The winners of the Flower Power competition will be revealed at the next BACA meeting which … More And the winner is…
Pete asked me to post this. (We’ll get him contributing himself here soon.) BACA thanks him for taking the lead on this: There is interest in starting an Environmental Services Committee whose focus will be the beautification of the Bates Area. We are looking to recruit members to serve on this committee to develop and … More BACA Beautiful Committee
From Pete on Bates: Greetings Neighbors! The 4th of July celebrations and fireworks can sometimes make for quite a mess on July 5th. Anyone interested in joining me for a post-holiday clean-up?? Let’s not let days go by and wait for the street-sweepers to clean up the holiday debris. Neighborhood Clean-Up Details Where – Bates … More July 5th Neighborhood Clean-Up
Alice Thompson has arranged a walk through with the mayor. Hot on the list for the BACA area are the billboards on NJ and P St. Please join Mayor Fenty and other Gov. Agencies Friday, July 10th *** 1:00PM. Tour start** Unit Bl. Of O Street NW. Tour ends 3rd and P Street NW. Issues … More Mayor Walk-Through on July 10
This was to be a park for those we have lost, and it is a park that this neighborhood has lost out on. http://friendsofbundy.wordpress.com/njo-park/ The documents and diagrams of the park are back up online.
Casey Trees has a community tree planting grant that neighborhoods can apply for. The grant deadline is June 15. Are folks in our neighborhood interested in this? email me if so, and if there’s enough interest I’ll consider spearheading writing the application. Applicants must: – Propose locations for a minimum of ten (10) trees – … More Neighborhood Tree Planting grant
With the support of Alice Harper and CSOSA, the Flower Power Committee and community members lead a great effort to collect trash from the streets and sidewalks in our neighborhood. Our appreciation to all that participated and to Derek Vollmer from the Flower Power Committee on taking the lead on these efforts and to Alice … More Flower Power and Community Clean Up
Bates Area Civic Association 