©MurielBowser – Keynote speech at the Joe Reilly Youth Award Leadership.
©Muriel Bowser – At the Turner Construction School of Management
graduation with a graduate (left) and Ken Turner (right).
©Muriel Bowser – At the Groundbreaking for the Washington Latin Public
Charter School.
News from Muriel
May 8, 2013
Dear
Neighbors:
Many of you are about to, or have already seen a substantial increase in
your water bill – I know I have! This is
because DC Water has allocated a major budget item for their Clean River
Project. While it’s true that our infrastructure
is extremely old, a Consent Decree between DC Water, the Anacostia River
Project and the EPA has mandated much of this work. There is no question we should all be
concerned about our environment but I’m troubled that our residents and
businesses will be paying for the entire cost of reducing pollution when the
causes of many of these issues are well beyond our own communities. I have been and will continue to work with my
colleagues and DC Water to see if other funding can be secured to relieve some
of this pressure. To read the Decree and
what DC Water has already been doing to meet its mandate, please visit: http://www.dcwater.com/workzones/projects/longtermcontrolplan.cfm.
I urge all of you to go to the DC Water Budget hearing tonight at 6:30
pm. Please find more information in my Events section.
Finally, I want to let you know that as DC Water sets its contracts for
construction, I have and will continue to press them to ensure that DC
residents are hired first. We certainly
have residents who want and need jobs.
The Washington Interfaith Network (WIN) has trained and continues to
train people for these jobs. They have
already approached DC Water and offered to work with them. I will not give up on this. We need to get our people back to work and
this is a great opportunity.
Rescheduled:
Committee for Economic Development Mark-Up, May 8th
The Committee for
Economic Development, chaired by Councilmember Bowser is scheduled to approve
the committee’s recommendation for the FY 2014 budget at the mark-up on Thursday
May 8th in the John A. Wilson in room 500 located at 1350
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
For more
information, please contact Rob Hawkins at 202-724-8052 or rhawkins@dccouncil.us.
Reminder: Walter Reed Special
Assessment/Increase Property Tax Clarification
There have been a series of messages disseminated on the
list serves about the potential for a special tax to support the redevelopment
of the project. The Office of
Planning (OP) would like to clarify that there is no plan to set up a special
assessment or increase property taxes for existing homes and businesses around
the Walter Reed facility.
OP recently engaged the Urban Land Institute (ULI) to
convene a panel of outside independent industry experts through a Technical
Assistance Panel (TAP) to present and share ideas about how temporary uses may
be implemented on the campus as development is underway. As part of this exercise, the panel shared
several ideas and initial approaches that the District could possibly evaluate
to undertake. Amongst many ideas, the
panel also mentioned that at some point, if there is a need and value that this
assessment could be implemented with the community's support to a larger area
outside of the facility.
It is critical to note that these are only ideas. These approaches will be evaluated in greater
detail once the final TAP report is complete in late May and as the District
has a stronger grasp of the actual development and operation costs for the
site. OP greatly values the support of the community and having clear
communication about the project.
For more information on the WRAMC ULI TAP, please contact Martine Combal,
Walter Reed LRA Director at martine.combal@dc.gov
or Jason Cross, Project Manager, Jason.cross@dc.gov.
CCCA Annual Public
Safety Meeting, May 14th
The Chevy Chase Citizens Association (CCCA) will host
their annual public safety meeting on Tuesday, May 14th, 7:30 pm at
the Chevy Chase Community Center located at 5601 Connecticut Avenue, NW. The program will focus on public safety
issues relevant to the Chevy Chase community.
The association will also recognize the efforts of officers and block
captains who work to protect our community.
MPD Sergeant Ronald Reid will address adult sexual crime
prevention. Additionally, a PSA 201
officer will address combating crime and Chevy Chase Village Police Chief John
Fitzgerland was also invited.
Prior to the program, the association will elect officers
for 2013 – 2014.
For more information,
please contact the CCCA at president@chevychasecitizens.org.
Metro to Open at 5:00 am for the Susan G.
Komen Race for the Cure, May 11th
Metrorail will open two hours early, at 5:00 am on
Saturday, May 11th, for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Race participants traveling to the start line
should use the following stations:
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Metro Center (Red/Blue/Orange lines)
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Federal Triangle (Blue/Orange lines)
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Smithsonian (Blue/Orange lines)
Metro Continues Weekend Work, May 10th
– 12th
This weekend's rebuilding work will result in service
changes on the Red, Orange, Blue, and Yellow lines beginning at 10:00 pm Friday
and continuing through system closing on Sunday night. There is no scheduled track work this weekend
on the Green Line. Trains will operate
normally between Greenbelt and Branch Avenue.
Red Line
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Red Line trains will single track through two
work zones – between Grosvenor and Twinbrook, and between Rhode Island Avenue
and Takoma – to allow for platform reconstruction at several stations.
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Throughout the weekend, Red Line trains will
operate every 28 minutes between Shady Grove and Glenmont.
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Customers will experience this longer travel
time on the platform. Once the train
departs, it is not expected to experience additional delays en route.
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Additional trains will operate between Grosvenor
and NoMa-Gallaudet, providing service about every 10 minutes between these
stations during daytime hours.
SAVE THE DATE: Join Councilmember Bowser on Bike to Work
Day, May 17th
Councilmember Muriel Bowser will be participating in Bike
to Work Day on Friday, May 17th. The event is hosted by Commuter Connections and the Washington
Area Bicyclist Association and they invite residents to join 10,000 area commuters
to bike to work. Councilmember Muriel
Bowser will bike with a Ward 4 convoy from a to-be-determined location in Ward
4 to the John A. Wilson Building in downtown DC.
If you would like to join Councilmember Bowser, please
contact Bryan Lozano at 202-724-8052 or blozano@dccouncil.us.
For more information about Bike to Work day, please visit
the website: http://www.biketoworkmetrodc.org/event-info/
SAVE THE DATE: Annual Ward 4 Family Fun Day,
June 15th
Join Ward 4 Councilmember Muriel Bowser at her annual
Family Fun Day on Saturday, June 15th. You’ll enjoy music, games, food, and fun with
your neighbors. Save the date in your
calendar today!
If you would like to join the planning committee and for
more information, please contact Brandon Todd at 202-724-8052 or btodd@dccouncil.us.
Reminder: Humanities Council’s Live to Read
Opening Event and Celebration, May 1st – 15th
The Humanities Council will host their opening event for
their Live to Read celebration on
Wednesday, May 1st from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at the Deanwood Community
Center and Library located at 1350 49th Street, NE. The opening will feature Anthony Grooms, the
author of one of the two chosen books for the celebration, Bombingham who will discuss and sign his book. The program will also feature an
intergenerational discussion entitled “Triumphs from Movement: A Reflection on
the 50th Anniversary of 1963.”
This year’s celebration will focus on the events that occurred across
the nation in 1963, with an emphasis on Birmingham, Alabama and Washington
DC. The other chosen book during this
celebration is The Watsons Go to
Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis.
For more information, please contact the Humanities
Council at 202-387-8391.
DC Water Rate Hearing, May 8th
The DC Water and Sewer Authority will hold a public
hearing on water rates on Wednesday May 8th, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
at the DC Council of Governments Building on the First Floor Training Room
located at 777 North Capitol Street NW. This is your opportunity to learn
about the proposed increases and to share your concerns.
For more information or if you would like to testify,
please contact Linda Manley at 202-787-2332 or linda.manley@dcwater.com.
Reminder: Washington Public Latin
Modernization Update and Meeting, May 9th
On Thursday, May
9th, Washington Latin Public Charter School will host a meeting to
introduce the school to the neighbors of the former Rudolph Elementary School
at 5200 2nd Street, NW. The school is
presently renovating and modernizing the building and will consolidate their
three campuses on 16th Street onto this campus. Members of the Washington Latin community as
well as the architects will be there to speak with neighbors about the
classical education the school offers and to describe in detail their plans for
the campus. The meeting will be held at Truesdell Education Campus
at 6:30 pm, which is located at 800 Ingraham Street NW.
For more information, please contact Shayne Wells at
202-724-8052 or swells@dccouncil.us.
Brightwood Community Association Clean Up
Day, May 11th
The Brightwood Community Association is sponsoring a
Clean Up Day on Saturday, May 11th at 9:00 am. The Association will be meeting at the Fort
Steven’s Recreation Center located at 1327 Van Buren Street, NW.
For more information, please contact Chloe Wood at Brightwood_DC@yahoo.com.
Fort Stevens Play Space Information Meeting,
May 13th
The Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and the
Department of General Services (DGS) will host an informational community
meeting to provide an update on the upcoming renovations to the play space at
Fort Stevens. Representatives from DPR,
DGS, and the contractor will be on hand to provide a design overview,
construction schedule and logistical impacts on the site. The meeting will take place at the Fort
Stevens Recreation Center located at 1327 Van Buren Street, NW on Monday, May
13th from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm.
For more information, please contact playdc@dc.gov.
Reminder: Height Master Plan, Phase 1 Public
Meeting, May 13th
The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) will host
the Height Master Plan, Phase 1 public meeting on Monday, May 13th
from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm at the Petworth Library located at 4200 Kansas Avenue,
NW. Learn how other cities manage
height. Share your thoughts on how
building height impacts federal and local interests.
For more information, please contact NCPC at
202-482-7200.
RDMT/DC Streetcar Job Fair, May 14th
RDMT, the DC Streetcar operator, will be hosting a job
fair on Tuesday, May 14th from 10:00 am – 2:30 pm at the Department
of Employment Services Headquarters located at 4058 Minnesota Avenue, NE.
For more information, please contact the Department of
Human Resources at 202-442-9700.
Reminder: DOH Resilient DC Community Forum,
May 15th
The DC Department of Health (DOH) is sponsoring the Resilient
DC Community Forum on Wednesday, May 15th, from 8:30 am – 2:00 pm at
the District Architecture Center located at 421 7th Street NW. This event is designed to help individuals
and community leaders learn more about how to prepare for disasters, such as
our recent snow storms, as well as power outages and other major
adversities. It will include presentations, discussions and open
networking with various city agencies involved with coordinating our responses
as well as non-profit groups, businesses, media and education representatives.
Come and learn how you can help. You can also sign up to become a block
leader and then will be provided training and some materials if you chose to do
this. Registration is free, but you must
register at http://tinyurl.com/ResilientDC.
For further information please contact Maggie Snyder at msnyder@rand.org.
DC Learns STAR event, May 11th
and May 18th
DC Learns will host the Sing Talk and Read (STAR) event
at the Petworth Library on Saturdays, May 11th and May 18th
from 3:00 pm – 4:15 pm. The library is
located at 4200 Kansas Avenue, NW. Parents, caregivers and respective children
(newborn to 5 years old) are invited to two afternoon of fun to learn six early
literacy skills to get children ready to read.
Light refreshments will be provided and prizes will be raffled.
To register and for more information please contact
Rachel Zukowski of DC Learns at 202-331-0141x23 or rzukowski@dclearns.org.
Petworth Park Spring Clean Up, May 18th
Please join the Friends of Petworth Park for their inaugural
spring clean-up at Petworth Park located at the corner of 8th Street
and Taylor Street, NW on Saturday, May 18th at 10:00 am. Gold Heart Yoga will also provide free yoga
instruction during the clean-up.
For more information, please contact the Friends of
Petworth Park at firnedsofpetworthpark@gmail.com.
Reminder: DC Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Business Plan Seminar, May 21st
The DC Chamber of Commerce Foundation with the support of
the DC Department of Housing and Community Development will host a free
business plan seminar on Tuesday, May 21st from 1:00 pm – 5:00
pm. The seminar will be located at the
DC Chamber of Commerce Business Resource Center at 7059 Blair Road, NW, Suite
203.
For more information, please contact the Chamber at
202-545-0220.
Reminder: DHCD 5th Annual DC Housing Expo,
June 1st
The DC Department of Housing and Community Development
(DHCD), in partnership with the Greater Washington Urban League, will celebrate
National Homeownership Month by hosting the 5th Annual DC Housing
Expo: “Welcome Home.”
The Expo will be held on Saturday, June 1st at
the Walter E. Washington Convention Center located at 801 Mt. Vernon Place, NW
from 10:00 am – 3:00 pm. The Expo will
provide resources for all residents of the District, including information for
renters, homeowners, potential homeowners, landlords and residents facing
foreclosure.
For more information, please contact DHCD at
202-442-7200.
Ward 4 Students Winners of the 30th
Annual Larry Neal Writers’ Competition
The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities’ Larry Neal
Writers’ Competition recognizes the artistic excellence of emerging and
established DC Writers. This year two
Ward 4 students were recipients of the prestigious 2013 Larry Neal Prize. Chidinma Onouhna of McKinley Technology High
School won for the category of Teen Fiction and Kareema Badawi of Coolidge High
School won for the category of Teen Essay Writing.
Congratulations to Chidinma and Kareema!
For more information and for a full list of competition
finalists, please visit this website:
http://dcarts.dc.gov/release/announcing-winners-30th-annual-larry-neal-writers-competition.
Washington Latin Public Charter School
Groundbreaking and Update
Councilmember Bowser participated at the groundbreaking
ceremony for the Washington Latin Public Charter School yesterday at the former
Rudolph Elementary space located at 5200 2nd Street, NW. Washington Latin leadership, students,
community leaders, and supporters were present for the historic
groundbreaking. Ward 4 students make up
a majority of Washington Latin’s growing 600+ student population.
Councilmember Bowser also urges residents to attend
Washington Latin’s modernization update meeting. For more information, please visit the Events
section of the newsletter or contact Shayne Wells at 202-724-8052 or swells@dccouncil.us.
Register for Email Ticket Alert Service
The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) allows customers
to register for Email Ticket Alert Service online at eTIMS® to create a single
account that provides near real time notifications of ticket-related activity
on up to four vehicles and a single driver license. Enrollment is free of change.
To enroll now, please visit the website: http://dmv.dc.gov/service/register-email-ticket-alert-service.
For more information, please contact the DMV at
202-737-4404
Sign-up to be a Iona Senior Services
Volunteer
Iona’s Active Wellness Program, located at the St. Albans
school, 3001 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, is seeking volunteers who can assist with
their lunchtime program. Volunteers are
welcome to help once per week or more.
The program operates from Monday – Friday between 9:00 am
– 2:00 pm.
For more information, please contact Iona at
202-895-9448.
Reminder: Mary’s Center Extended Hours
Mary’s Center is a DC-area community health center
providing integrated services for the entire family. They have recently
extended their hours to accept more patients!
They’re open Monday from, 8:30 am – 10:00 pm and Tuesday – Saturday from
8:30 am – 6:30 pm and located at 3912 Georgia Avenue, NW. Their services include primary care, adult
medicine, pediatrics, prenatal care, family planning, dental care, mental
health care, and much more!
For more information, please contact the Mary’s Center at
202-483-8196.
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