The ANC SMD 5E05 regular monthly meeting will be held onTuesday September 10, 2013 at 6:15pm. The meeting will be held at the New York Ave Playground located at 1st and N Sts. NW. There are issues affecting the community that need your input. So, please try to attend.

Office of the People’s Counsel for the District of Columbia 1133 15th Street, NW, Suite 500 | Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202.727.3071 | Fax: 202.727.1014 | TTY/TDD: 202.727.2876 Save the Date Saturday, October 12, 2013   The D.C. Office of the People’s Counsel presents   A Hands-on Citywide Workshop:   Making Energy Efficiency and Renewable … More A Hands-on Citywide Workshop: Making Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Real

Value_SalesPrice 2011-2012_annual_financial_audit_(atm)(communacadem) Just a little history. DC sold the Armstrong Building to CAPCS for $900,000 (tax assessed property value is over $20 Million) and in addition provided a $25 Million Bond to CAPCS (see draft of 2011-2012 annual financial audit), below is an insert from pages 11 and 12 of the NOTE 7 DEFERRED CHARGES Costs incurred … More DC $25 Million Dollar Bond to CAPCS

Dear Neighbors, Our apologies, due to many scheduling conflicts and many residents wanting to participate and have their voices heard at the next Bates Area Civic Association Meeting, the meeting is rescheduled for: Monday, September 16 7pm at Mt. Sinai Church (3rd and Q St NW) Topics will be: Public Safety Concerns Community Academy of … More Civic Association Meeting Rescheduled for September 16 at 7pm

This is not a quote. Please read the attached report from DC Public Charter School regarding CAPCS Amos 3 (1400 First St NW) close in 2014 if it does not meet PMF score.  The full report is attached. ” Public Charter School Board (“PCSB”) staff reviewed Community Academy Public Charter School’s (“CAPCS”) charter against the … More DC Public Charter School Board Report on CAPCS

This is an article reprint and not a quote http://ww2.gazette.net/stories/05212009/lanhnew173709_32536.shtml Maryland Community Newspapers Online Thursday, May 21, 2009 Metropolitan Baptist parishioners await opening of new site by Liz Skalski | Staff Writer Metropolitan Baptist Church’s plan to move from Washington, D.C. to Largo has not been easy. The declining economy caused construction prices to rise, … More History of How MBC Came to Our Community in 2009

http://www.dcpcsb.org/SchoolProfile.aspx?sid=169 Community Input is sought for the Bates Area Civic Association to vote on the proposed redevelopment of the J.F. Cook School building by Mundo Verde Charter School. Mundo Verde is: Top performing charger school (see link to DCPSB scores above) A school focusing on earth and environmental preservation Looking to invest $12 million in … More Community Input Sought on Redevelopment of J. F Cook

These are some facts and personal views of Geovani Bonilla as a resident. The Community Academy of Public Charter Schools built a 144 parking lot. Why do neighbors care? The  parking lot was built without construction permits The parking lot was built by covering thousands of square feet of land that      impact water run off in … More Why Neighbors Care About Illegal Parking Lot Built?

The issue of parking has been a long standing problem, since many construction projects are going on in our neighborhood.  Every month since February, ANC5E SMD-05 has held meetings, which the topic of parking and traffic was discussed and several ideas have come from the constituents, stakeholders and our government.  DDOT came out and listened … More ANC 5E05 Joyce Robinson-Paul’s perspective

In Nation’s First Black Public High School, A Blueprint For Reform http://www.ideastream.org/news/npr/206622688 Posted: July 29, 2013 Journalist Alison Stewart chronicles the history of Dunbar High School in her new book, First Class. She says the Washington, D.C., school — which has graduated Army generals, Cabinet members and musicians — can serve as a model for … More In Nation’s First Black Public High School, A Blueprint For Reform