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Save the Date Please save the date for some fun events this Summer in Manor Park: Every Thursday in August @ 6pm - Summer in the Park @ Fort Slocum Thursday evenings this summer, Rock Creek Park (U.S. National Park Service) and Rock Creek Conservancy are hosting FREE, family-friendly events at rotating locations throughout the east side of the park. Join us for music from DJ Lance Reynolds and fun-for-all-ages games and activities. Summer in the Parks events bring the Rock Creek community together to enjoy our public lands and learn more about how to #RecreateResponsibly in our parks.  Register below.

Receive 10% off your order at Brink Bar and Grill (5420 3rd Street NW) when you register for Screen on the Green!  Scan the QR Code to register, today!!!

There is a scheduled power outage on August 21, 2024, around the 300 block of Nicholson Street NW in order to remove a dead tree.  As soon as I learn more information from DDOT Urban Forestry and Pepco, I will alert the affected residents.

If you require any of the following, please enter a 311 request:

• Tree inspection
• Tree planting
• Tree pruning
• Tree removal

As a reminder, you can always enter a 311 request independently or I can enter one on your behalf.  If you need assistance, please reach out to me via my SMD website constituent concerns form.

Quarterly Prioritization DDOT paused the quarterly prioritization for this quarter (July - September 2024). During this time, DDOT will work to refine the TSI program with the goal of resuming an improved program on October 1, 2024.  In the interim, Councilmember Janeese Lewis George and her team have created their own Traffic Safety Input Form.   For information regarding traffic calming measures, view the DDOT website at the following address: Traffic Safety Input. NOTE: Please do NOT use this service request type to report maintenance issues related to existing Roadway Signs, Traffic Signal Issues, Sidewalk Repair, Roadway Markings, Tree Pruning, or Roadway Repair (including speed hump repair requests). For such requests, please select the corresponding service request type from DC 311. Maintenance requests submitted as Traffic Safety Inputs will not be addressed. If you have a direct DDOT constituent services request, please contact our Constituent Services team by phone or email here: Constituent Services.

ANC 4B06 currently has 26 TSI requests which are pending investigation:

1. 7th and Peabody St
2. 7th and Oneida Pl
3. 600 block of Nicholson St
4. 4th and Oneida Pl
5. 5th and Oglethorpe St
6. 5th and Nicholson St
7. 4h and Longfellow St
8. 4th and Marietta Pl
9. 4th and Nicholson St
10. 4th and Oglethorpe St
11. 3rd and Oglethorpe St
12. 3rd and Peabody St
13. 3rd and Nicholson St
14. Madison and 3rd Pl
15. 3rd and Longfellow St
16. Oglethorpe and 2nd Pl
17. Madison and 2nd Pl
18. Madison and 1st Pl
19. 2nd and Peabody
20. 1st and Nicholson St
21. Kansas Avenue/Blair Rd/North Dakota Avenue
22. Blair Rd and Peabody St
23. Oglethorpe and Blair Rd
24. North Capital St, Blair Rd and McDonald Pl NE
25. North Capital St, Milmarson Pl and Blair Rd NE
26. New Hampshire Ave NE and Madison St NE

We also have one sidewalk repair scheduled for Peabody St NW from Kansas Avenue NW through Blair Road NW.

The Committee is still looking for additional members.  To become a member of the ANC 4B Community Safety and Support Committee, scan the QR code below.

Councilmember Lewis George Ward 4 Dispatch In The Ward 4 You Pop-Ups We'll be holding these events every Thursday for the rest of the summer, stopping in different neighborhoods to meet with community members, identify areas of concern, bring resources, and support residents with constituent services requests. Our next stops will be Manor Park, Brightwood, and Takoma. Make sure to check out the full schedule below so you can be a part of our events!

MPower Scammers

Over the last few weeks, there have been reports of scam salesmen from MPower Energy knocking on doors in Brightwood, Manor Park, and Takoma asking residents about their utilities. If you see these individuals, turn them away, and don't provide any personal information. I also encourage you to submit a consumer complaint to OAG or call the consumer protection hotline at (202) 442-9828.

Riggs Park Backpack Giveaway

On Friday, August 9th from 4 to 7pm, The Parks Main Street, ANC 4B, and several other local businesses and community organizations are joining to host a backpack giveaway across from Walmart at 5581 South Dakota Ave NE. Residents will be able to get backpacks filled with school supplies and hygiene items in preparation for the upcoming school year. If you'd like to donate to the event or have any questions, reach out to symone.brooks12@gmail.com.

Office Hours in the Community

Every Wednesday afternoon, our Ward 4 constituent services team holds office hours at Fort Stevens Rec Center from 12 to 1pm, followed by office hours at Hattie Holmes Senior Wellness Center from 1:30 to 2:30pm. Community members can stop by and speak one-on-one with a member of our team about DC government services or our work in the Ward 4 community.

Volunteer with Ward 4 Mutual Aid

Ward 4 Mutual Aid is seeking volunteers to support delivery of food, diapers and supplies to neighbors in need. Community members with access to a vehicle are needed for 5-8 deliveries every third Saturday of the month, with shifts starting at 10am. No commitment is required. W4MA will provide a brief orientation, then email you each month a week before delivery day to assess your availability. Please complete the volunteer form here AND email dspett@gmail.com to express interest and set up a time for an orientation.

DC Water Customer Survey

DC Water is currently inviting customers to take part in its 2024 Voice of the Customer Survey. Customers will be able to express views on DC Water services and suggest improvements, which will be used to identify areas of improvement. You can fill out the survey here.

Join DPW for the Third 2024 Quarterly Community Conversation The Department of Public Works (DPW) is thrilled to announce that our 3rd Quarterly Community Conversation is scheduled for Wednesday, August 21st at 6:30 pm. We are committed to inclusivity and responsiveness and want to prioritize input from residents and constituents like you. To achieve this, we are reaching out to ANCs, BIDs, MOCRs, Civic Associations, and Council Constituent Service Staff to gather questions and concerns from your constituents regarding DPW services. You and your constituent’s insights are essential in helping us address the needs and priorities of our communities effectively. To streamline this process, we have created a Microsoft Forms link where constituents can submit questions and concerns. Please share the Microsoft Forms link below with your constituents for questions and concerns submissions. All submissions should be submitted by Tuesday, July 30th as the submission form will close promptly on Tuesday, July 30th at 11:59 PM.  Please also share the registration link and encourage constituents to register to join the meeting by clicking the Teams logo below.  We genuinely appreciate your participation and collaboration in shaping the dialogue around DPW services. Your input is invaluable to us as we strive to better serve our communities. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or require further assistance.

Collections Time Adjustment

Starting NOW through September 6, DPW will begin trash & recycling and food waste collections at 6:00 a.m. to beat the heat! On code red days, collections will start at 5:30 a.m. Free mulch/compost pickup at Fort Totten Transfer Station, at 4900 John McCormack Rd NE, will be temporarily suspended beginning July 6, 2024. 

New Food Waste Drop-off Site:

We’ve officially launched our new food waste drop-off site in Ward 8! It will be at Sycamore and Oak (1100 Oak Drive SE) on Saturdays from 10 am to 2 pm. (flyer attached)

Food Waste Drop-Off sites: DPW hosts twelve weekly staffed Food Waste Drop-Off sites across the District. See the locations/hours of operation here: https://zerowaste.dc.gov/foodwastedropoff

Curbside Composting Pilot Program: Not in the Pilot Program but interested in participating in the future? Please fill out this waitlist form to be one of the first to hear about program updates and openings: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CompostPilotInterest

Smart Food Waste Bins:  DPW will be installing 30 smart food waste bins across the District. These bins will give residents the ability to drop off food scraps in these lockable bins 24/7, creating greater access to food waste diversion opportunities. Want to help determine where these bins will go?  Fill out this interest form and a member of our team will contact you when the community engagement process begins: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/smartfwbins

The Special Waste Collection Events will be conducted twice quarterly.

Here are the dates for the future special waste collection events:

• Thursday, September 19^th from 10am to 2pm @ Anacostia Skate Park
• Saturday, September 21^st from 8am to 2pm @ Carter Barron Tennis Center

The Department of Energy and Environment will still have E-cycling events. Visit https://doee.dc.gov/ecycle for more information

Join the Mayor's Office of the Clean City at their "Roll-Off Days." Roll-off days rotate to different wards on Saturdays each month and allow residents to responsibly dispose of bulk trash, debris, and electronics to E-Cycle! For additional information visit Cleancity.dc.gov

Here's the schedule: 

Spring Services

Street cleaning, alley cleaning, mowing/grounds maintenance, and graffiti removal spring services resumed on April 1st and run through October 31^st. Please contact 311 to request an alley cleaning or street cleaning.  For more information regarding DPW spring services visit dpw.dc.gov/page/spring-operations

Assigned Mechanical Street Sweeping service resumed on March 4^th  and runs through October 31^st. Vehicles parked on Assigned Mechanical Street Sweeping streets during sweeping hours are subject to $45 tickets and $100 relocation fines. If your street is missed, please contact 311 to submit a Signed Street Sweeping Missed service request.

Unified Communication Center UCC

DPW is committed to delivering efficient and effective services to our residents and quickly resolving issues. As our partner in providing streamlined and effective resolutions, we wanted to share the best channels for residents to utilize.

In order to improve our customer service and our internal tracking mechanisms, DPW launched the Unified Communication Center (UCC) in November 2023 aimed at decreasing our response and resolution times. Through the UCC, we have consolidated our call centers and phone numbers into one accessible line. In February 2024, our average hold time was under 2 minutes, affirming our swift assistance for all callers. We also consolidated our emails into one central address. Each contact, whether by phone or email, is provided a Service Request (SR) if they don’t already have one. For a service inquiry, our representatives offer service information and pass along Service Level Agreement (SLA) benchmarks. In instances where an SR is past our SLA benchmarks, our operational escalation team intervenes to quickly resolve the outstanding request.  

To ensure smooth communication for everyone, as a first step, we kindly request you share the contact details of the UCC with all members in your office and constituents who reach out to you. This will make the service resolution process quicker for residents and raise awareness about DPW's new communication center. DPW’s leadership team is here to address continual issues or problems that have not been addressed satisfactorily by the UCC.  

The UCC is still new, and staff are still learning. If you have used the UCC, please share feedback on what’s working well and what needs improvement. We’d love to hear from you so we can continue to improve!  

UCC Phone: (202) 673-6833 (Mon – Fri) 8:30 am – 4:30 pm  

Central Email: dpw@dc.gov. 

PaintCare is hosting a leftover paint recycling drop-off and giveaway event in your area:

Where:

Ida B. Wells Middle School

                405 Sheridan St. NW

                Washington, DC 20011

When:

                Saturday, August 10, 2024

                9 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Leftover paint in good condition that is dropped off at this event will be made immediately available to the public for free. Color options and volumes are not guaranteed, and paint is provided as-is. 

If you’re not already familiar with PaintCare, we are a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, created by paint companies to plan and operate paint stewardship programs. Our goal is to encourage households and businesses to take their unwanted, leftover paint to a PaintCare drop-off site or to participate in a drop-off event. You can find our District program information here: https://www.paintcare.org/states/district-of-columbia/. Here are some photos from the event that took place at Ballou High School on May 11th.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me.

For more information regarding this event, or PaintCare, please follow these links:

Registration required: Event Page

Paintcare.org

Updates from ANC 4B07

"In mid-July we held a community meeting that was focused on the redevelopment project located at 245 Peabody St., NW.  The applicant (Estrellitas Montessori) came out to Capital City Public Charter School to present their design and construction plans and speak with neighbors about the project.  After many discussions, the issue continues to boil down to a few primary points of contention:  The size and capacity of the property, the concern around parking, the concern around alley usage, and concerns that the design does not fit into the character of the neighborhood. I have been reiterating these concerns to the applicant in the hopes that they will propose some solutions to these concerns, and the applicant has been willing to listen and engage on those issues.  I expect that the community will receive some feedback from the applicant on these issues in the next week or so. I’ve spoken to some members of the community who have informed me that they will be seeking “party status” from the BZA in order to oppose this project.  As the affected ANC commissioner, my position on this issue has remained consistent: I support additional childcare in our neighborhood.  However, new or proposed initiatives need to strike a balance between the needs of the business/developments and the needs of the community.  I remain optimistic that we can find some common ground on this issue."

"Back in early July ,the DC Council held their first vote on renaming the park at 2nd St, NW; North Dakota Ave., and Quackenbos St., NW the Ronald “Ron” Austin Memorial Park. The first reading of this legislation passed, and is now expected to go to the second reading, which I believe will take place after the Council’s summer recess. Hopefully it will receive the votes needed in order to pass the second reading so that it can be signed into law. I imagine there will be some sort of ceremony to commemorate this long overdue event.  One of my favorite lines (of many) that Ron used to say, whenever someone wanted to hold an event like this, was to call the event “A COOKOUT, not a picnic” - so I’ve begun to circulate the idea of holding a “Cookout” to honor Ron.  I will keep the community updated as I learn more."  

"Going forward in my newsletters I’m going to try and spotlight neighbors who are doing great things within the community.  This moth I’d like to spotlight Julie Allen (@JuliaGGAllen).

Julie lives in the Manor Park neighborhood and, along with her kids, has spearheaded an initiative called #TwoOnTuesday.  Each Tuesday, Julie and her kids go out into the community to pick up two handfuls of trash each.  She has tagged others on social media and encouraged them to do the same.  Julie has gotten a pretty good response to what she is doing, but I’m hoping that more neighbors will engage with the idea of #TwoOnTuesday, even if it just means picking up a few pieces of trash around your home/property on Tuesday."