There are now two vacancies on ANC 5A. The DC Board of Elections recertified a vacancy for ANC 5A07. Petitions for 5A07 will be available starting December 18, 2023, and will be due no later than January 8, 2024.

There is a new vacancy for ANC 5A06. My understanding is that Kweku Toure resigned because he moved out of the area (do not quote me on that though). Petitions for ANC 5A06 will be available starting December 26, 2023, and will be due no later than January 16, 2024.

ANC single member districts 5A06 and 5A07 generally cover the areas west of Fort Totten Park. ANC 5A06 covers several of the apartment buildings along Hawaii Avenue NE and Webster Street NE that are the subject of development discussions (see BZA case nos. 20507, 20507(A)).

Along with a large chunk of National Park Service parkland and a chunk of the area west of Fort Totten Park, ANC 5A07 also includes a portion of 1st Place NE by Fort Totten Metro station (including Metro’s large parking lot that is slated for future development). And it covers portions of the Met Branch Trail currently under construction along 1st Place and along Riggs Road NE.

Information on running for ANC available on the DC Board of Elections website at https://www.dcboe.org/candidates/anc-advisory-neighborhood-commissioners.