Due to the Easter holiday, the public meeting for the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association will be held on April 8, 2024, 6:00 pm-7:30 pm, at the Lamond-Riggs Library. An agenda will be provided next week.
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March 4: LRCA Public Meeting (Hybrid)
[Ed. Note: The LRCA’s March meeting will include an update about Riggs Crossing Senior Residences under construction on the corner of South Dakota Avenue & Riggs Road NE. In addition, the newsletter contains information about an air tag raffle.]
From Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA)
The March 2024 LRCA Community meeting will be held on Monday, March 4, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST. Doors open at 5:45 PM.
This IN-PERSON meeting is scheduled to take place at the Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, Meeting Room 1, located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Additionally, the meeting will be live-streamed via the Zoom webinar platform:
Webinar Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83726154641?pwd=Nmd6WFRyQ2RjZ0hVQ0JEcEhmSlk4Zz09
Webinar ID: 837 2615 4641
Passcode: 842799
Or, dial in by phone: 301-715-8592
Webinar ID: 837 2615 4641
Passcode: 842799
Agenda Items include:
- Welcome/Invocation
- Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
- Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
- Dolly Turner, Department of Insurance Securities and Banking
- Joanna Ha Yean Shin, Project Manager APAH (Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing)
- Community Concerns/Closing
Read the LRCA March 2024 newsletter.
Tonight February 5: LRCA Public Meeting (Hybrid)
From Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA)
The February 2024 LRCA Community meeting will be held on Monday, February 5, 2024, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST. Doors open at 5:45 PM.
This IN-PERSON meeting is scheduled to take place at the Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, Meeting Room 1, located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Additionally, the meeting will be live-streamed via the Zoom webinar platform:
Webinar Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88983349696?pwd=SlhWUXUxRjdGc1U0K0IvWDR6eUpNUT09
Webinar ID: 81462182377
Passcode: 140248
Or, dial in by phone: 301-715-8592
Webinar ID: 81462182377
Passcode: 140248
Agenda Items include:
- Welcome/Invocation
- Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
- Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
- MPD 4D Commander Nikki Lavenhouse
- Traffic Control Box Art Project, The Parks Main Street
- Community Concerns/Closing
Read the LRCA February 2024 newsletter.
December 10: LRCA Family Holiday Movie & Fun Day
Join the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA) for their upcoming Family Holiday Movie & Fun Day!
Come out to enjoy hot chocolate, cider, and popcorn, and meet your neighbors.
LRCA Family Holiday Movie and Fun Day
December 10, 2023,
2:00 pm-4:30 pm
Lamond-Riggs Library
5401 South Dakota Avenue NE
December 4: LRCA Public Meeting
From Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA)
The December 2023 LRCA Community meeting will be held on Monday, December 4, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST. Doors open at 5:45 PM.
This IN-PERSON meeting is scheduled to take place at the Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, Meeting Room 1, located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Additionally, the meeting will be live-streamed via the Zoom webinar platform:
Webinar Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88983349696?pwd=SlhWUXUxRjdGc1U0K0IvWDR6eUpNUT09
Webinar ID: 889 8334 9696
Passcode: 215823
Or, dial in by phone: 301-715-8592
Webinar ID: 889 8334 9696
Passcode: 215823
Agenda Items include:
- Welcome/Invocation
- Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
- Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
- Community Holiday Fellowship/Networking (for in-person attendees)
- Community Concerns/Closing
The LRCA December 2023 newsletter is available on the website for download at: https://lrcadc.org/minutes-newsletters
November 6: Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Public Meeting (Hybrid)
From the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA)
The November 2023 LRCA Community meeting will be held on Monday, November 6, 2023, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EST. Doors open at 5:45 PM.
This IN-PERSON meeting is scheduled to take place at the Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, Meeting Room 1, located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20011.
Additionally, the meeting will be live-streamed via the Zoom webinar platform:
Webinar Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81992495353?pwd=bHBIeis1SUJlZHczd3h1dEY3a2MvZz09
Webinar ID: 819 9249 5353
Passcode: 769432
Or, dial in by phone: 301-715-8592
Webinar ID: 819 9249 5353
Passcode: 769432
Agenda Items include:
- Welcome/Invocation
- Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
- Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
- LRCA Committee Introductions
- Community Concerns/Closing
The LRCA November 2023 newsletter is available for download at: https://lrcadc.org/minutes-newsletters.
LRCA Meeting Tonight October 2
Get excited! Tonight is the first meeting of the new program year for the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association. Read the October 2023 newsletter, available online at https://lrcadc.org/minutes-newsletters.
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA) Public MeetingOctober 2, 2023
6:00 pm
Lamond-Riggs Library
5401 South Dakota Avenue NE
Doors to meeting room open at 5:45 pm.
The Meeting will also be broadcast via Zoom webinar.
Access the meeting using the link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83284914051?pwd=OTBaUCtta1RWTGIrbDBIaStpMml4Zz09
Or dial in by phone: 301-715-8592
Webinar ID: 832 8491 4051
Passcode: 114578
Become a member of LRCA. LRCA membership dues support scholarships for neighborhood youth. Last program year, LRCA awarded two scholarships to youth who started college this fall.View map of LRCA’s boundaries.
October 2: LRCA Public Meeting (Hybrid)
[Ed. Note: The LRCA meetings are starting at an earlier time than in previous years because the library closes at 8:00 pm]
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA) Public Meeting
October 2, 2023
6:00 pm
Lamond-Riggs Library
5401 South Dakota Avenue NE
Doors to meeting room open at 5:45 pm.
The Meeting will also be broadcast via Zoom webinar. Access the meeting using the link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83284914051?pwd=OTBaUCtta1RWTGIrbDBIaStpMml4Zz09
Or dial in by phone: 301-715-8592
Webinar ID: 832 8491 4051
Passcode: 114578
Agenda
Welcome/Invocation
Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
LRCA Board: Swearing in of new members
Guest Speakers:
Travoris Culpepper, External Affairs Manager, Pepco
Alice Thompson, Community Outreach Specialist, Department of Aging & Community Living
Community Concerns/Closing
Read the LRCA October 2023 newsletter.
September 27: Public Safety Walk with Commander Lavenhouse
Join the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association and MPD 4th District Commander Nikki Lavenhouse for a public safety walk.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 12:00 pm.
Meet at 310 Riggs Road NE (in front of Walmart).
June 5: LRCA Public Meeting
Updated 6/5/2023 with newsletter link
The June 2023 LRCA Community meeting will be held on Monday, June 5, 2023, from 7 PM to 8:30 PM EST.
This IN-PERSON meeting is scheduled to take place at the Lillian J. Huff Neighborhood Library, Meeting Room 1, located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20011. Additionally, the meeting will be live-streamed on the LRCA’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@lrcadc.
Agenda Items include:
- Welcome/Invocation
- Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
- Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
- Outgoing Board send-off/New Board Swearing in by the Mayor of DC
- 2023 LRCA Student Scholarship Awards
- LRCA Volunteer Certificate Awards
- Closing and Fellowship with Neighbors
Reminder: LRCA Scholarship Applications Due May 5, 2023
Reminder that LRCA applications are due in one week! Please let your neighbors know.
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Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Scholarship Opportunity
Applications for the 2023 Scholarship Award Period are Due by Friday, May 5, 2023.
Applications available online at https://lrcadc.org/scholarships.
- Are you a graduating High School Senior?
- Will you be attending college this coming Fall, 2023?
- Are you a resident of the Lamond-Riggs community?
- Do you attend a DC public school (traditional or charter)?
If you meet the requirements listed above, then consider applying for this great scholarship opportunity!
Note that the application package requires two recommendation letters. Allow time for recommenders to timely submit the letters either online or by mail.
LRCA 2023 Scholarship Promotional Flyer for Download.
May 1: LRCA Public Meeting
Read LRCA’s May 2023 Newsletter.
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Public Meeting
May 1, 2023
7:00 pm
LRCA May 2023 Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome/Invocation
2. Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
3. Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
4. Remarks from the DC Office of the Attorney General
5. LRCA Nominating Committee—May election process and procedures; Board position nominations
6. Community Concerns/Closing
To view the meeting online click the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87950325529?pwd=VXJkZ3JpalZvT2NCVWVzbEkvRldqQT09
Meeting ID: 879 5032 5529
Passcode: 993136
Dial into the meeting by phone
301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 879 5032 5529
Passcode: 993136
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From LRCA
The meeting on May 1 is your chance to meet your neighbors running for the 2023-2025 term. You can also nominate another member for leadership or throw your hat in the ring yourself. Candidates must be present to accept the nomination.
- Only members who paid dues by April 3rd, 2023 are eligible to vote.
- Voting by electronic ballot will be on May 2nd, from 9:00am ET to 8:00pm ET. All active LRCA members (must have paid membership dues no later than April 3, 2023) will receive an email by Sunday afternoon, April 30, with login information.
- If you prefer to vote in person, please contact Heather Rodgers at heather@lrcadc.org or 803-269-8415 by Monday, May 1st. In person voting will be held at the Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library on May 2nd from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
For your reference, the Nominating Committee has received the following commitments from Lamond-Riggs residents who have been verified to be active LRCA members, and who will be running for Board election/re-election (per the committee’s records as of April 27, 2023):
Board Executives
Barbara Rogers (President)
Tischa Cockrell (1st Vice President)
Danielle Lewis-Wright (2nd Vice President)
Shawaan Robinson (Treasurer, was formally running for Parliamentarian)
Trustees
Angelyn Boose
David Trigaux
Edgar Allen Sheppard
Rev. Johnnie Mays
Vandalia Joyner-Taylor
LRCA Scholarship Applications Due May 5, 2023
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Scholarship Opportunity
Applications for the 2023 Scholarship Award Period are Due by Friday, May 5, 2023.
Applications available online at https://lrcadc.org/scholarships.
- Are you a graduating High School Senior?
- Will you be attending college this coming Fall, 2023?
- Are you a resident of the Lamond-Riggs community?
- Do you attend a DC public school (traditional or charter)?
If you meet the requirements listed above, then consider applying for this great scholarship opportunity!
Note that the application package requires two recommendation letters. Allow time for recommenders to submit the letters either online or by mail.
LRCA 2023 Scholarship Promotional Flyer for Download.
April 3: LRCA Public Meeting – Pay Dues by April 3 to Vote in Next Election
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Public Meeting
April 3, 2023
7:00 pm
**Please note that in order to vote or run as a candidate in LRCA’s May 2023 election, you must pay dues by April 3, 2023. Visit https://lrcadc.org/membership-join.**
LRCA April 2023 Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome/Invocation
2. Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
3. Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
4. Remarks from the DC Office of the Attorney General
5. LRCA Nominating Committee—May election process and procedures; Board position nominations
accepted from the floor during the meeting as well as during the May General Body meeting
6. Community Concerns/Closing
To view the meeting online click the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83844158799?pwd=ckxPZThHN2ZOME5hNXhNdmlxd1NmZz09
Passcode: 574995
Dial into the meeting by phone
301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 838 4415 8799
Passcode: 574995
Read LRCA’s April 2023 Newsletter.
March 6: LRCA Public Meeting
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Public Meeting
March 6, 2023
7:00 pm
March 2023 Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome/Invocation
2. Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
3. Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
4. LRCA Budget Review
5. LRCA Bylaws updates and review with The DC Bar Pro Bono Center
6. Green Space Development Project, LRCA Development Taskforce
7. Upcoming Changes to the District’s Medicaid Program & Restart of Medicaid Renewals – Danielle Lewis-Wright, LRCA Trustee/Chair, Health & Wellness Committee
8. Community Concerns/Closing
To view the meeting online, click the following link.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86390885790?pwd=dEhyNUpnWEZLdlhyN0g2OVJPN3B1dz09
Passcode: 917284
Dial into the meeting by phone
Call: 301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 863 9088 5790
Passcode: 917284
Read LRCA’s March 2023 Newsletter.
Become a member of LRCA. View map of LRCA’s boundaries.
February 6: LRCA Public Meeting (Virtual)
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Public Meeting
February 6, 2023
7:00 pm
February 2023 Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome/Invocation
2. Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
3. Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
4. LRCA Budget Review
5. John Stokes, DC Department of General Services (DGS)
6. LRCA Development Taskforce presentation regarding greenspace project on land adjacent to Food & Friends
7. Community Concerns/Closing
To view the meeting online, click the following link.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81370798567?pwd=SlhqTlJrWVMyMVlOSEh0UUExbmMyQT09
Meeting ID: 813 7079 8567
Passcode: 881450
Dial into the meeting by phone:
Call: (301)715-8592
Meeting ID: 813 7079 8567
Passcode: 881450
Read LRCA’s February 2023 Newsletter.
Become a member of LRCA. View map of LRCA’s boundaries.
December 5: LRCA Public Meeting (Virtual)
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Public Meeting
December 5, 2022
7:00 pm
December 2022 Meeting Agenda
- Welcome/Invocation
- Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report, Budget Review/Approval
- Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
- Speakers:
- Travoris Culpepper, Manager, PEPCO – Completion of Capital Grid Project in Neighborhood
- Vicki Caudullo, Transportation Planner, DDOT – MBT Trailhead
- Community Concerns/Closing
To view the meeting online, click the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89831074297?pwd=SFd6NXU4QWpXdGlSeUJjZ1UycUVydz09
Meeting ID: 898 3107 4297
Passcode: 5858272
You may dial-in by phone using the following number: 301-715-8592
Read LRCA’s December 2022 Newsletter.
View map of LRCA’s boundaries
November 7: LRCA Public Meeting (Virtual)
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Public Meeting
November 7, 2022
7:00 pm
November 2022 Meeting Agenda
- Welcome/Invocation
- Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report, Budget Review/Approval
- Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
- Speakers:
- Office of DC Attorney General Karl Racine
- Essie Bowman, Director, Lamond Recreation Center
- Community Concerns/Closing
To view the meeting online, click the following link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87099555539?pwd=anhjeE9ickRiREwzMlRUS3V5MFFsUT09
Meeting ID: 870 9955 5539
Passcode: 837102
You may dial-in by phone using the following number: 301-715-8592
Meeting ID: 870 9955 5539
Passcode: 837102
Read LRCA’s November 2022 Newsletter.
View map of LRCA’s boundaries.
Reminder – Complete Community Green Space Survey by October 15, 2022
Please complete LRCA’s Community Green Space Survey by October 15, 2022.
The Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association is gathering input from residents on how best to preserve and maintain the District-owned green space on the southwest corner of South Dakota Avenue & Riggs Road NE near Food & Friends for community use.
Features of Green Space
A few things to keep in mind as you complete the survey. The space is roughly 1.5 acres and triangular shaped with grade changes near a busy intersection. Given the shape of the land, it is not an ideal location for a standalone building/development project. The space has some really wonderful mature shade trees as well as a field of grass. If you can, take some time to just walk around the space and feel what it would be like to spend time on that corner of the neighborhood on a weekday morning/afternoon/evening or on the weekend.
Some ideas kicking around for the space include a neighborhood history park, art park, native plant demonstration garden, orchard, walking path, information kiosk, skating/ice skate rink, water feature, and more.
Note that a dog run will be included in the second phase of Art Place at Fort Totten, which is currently under construction on South Dakota Avenue between Ingraham Street and Kennedy Street NE with an anticipated 2025 completion date, so a dog park is not a use included in the survey for this green space. Specific uses and timeline for the final phases of Art Place at Fort Totten which will sit along South Dakota Avenue just north of Kennedy Street are unclear at this time. In addition, leadership of Food & Friends, located just west of the green space, indicated they are looking to potentially double the existing building footprint in the nearish future. So the surrounding neighborhood contexts could look a little different several years from now.
Riggs Road/South Dakota Avenue NE Area Development Plan
The survey continues efforts by the LRCA to advance an element of the neighborhood’s area development plan that contemplates having “park and open spaces” on this District-owned space.
2009
Neighborhood area development plan approved by the DC Council in March 2009.
2011
District Department of Transportation (DDOT) completed reconfiguration of the South Dakota Avenue/Riggs Road intersection, eliminating the former right turn slip lanes, creating contiguous green space on the southwest corner.
2017
In September 2017, ANC 5A passed a resolution, initiated by residents, requesting that the green space be transferred to the DC Department of Parks & Recreation for community park space. DDOT and DPR have indicated that they do not think it is a good idea to have a playground on this green space given the volume of car traffic near this intersection.
2019
In May 2019, LRCA executed a community benefits agreement with EYA, developer of Riggs Park Place, to work with residents on visioning sessions and provide in-kind design concept services for the space.
2021
Neighborhood area development plan fully incorporated into the DC Comprehensive Plan (2021 Comp Plan).
Present
The space today remains in the portfolio of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT).
Residents have been working informally with the DC Office of Planning on ways to get this element of the neighborhood plan implemented.
Play a part by completing LRCA’s Community Green Space survey by October 15, 2022.
Photos of current site conditions below
View looking north from Kennedy Street NE towards Riggs Road NE. The space between the two rows of trees in the image below roughly aligns with the old slip lane that was eliminated when the intersection was reconfigured in 2011.
View from middle of green space looking northeast
View looking southeast from Food & Friends driveway at 219 Riggs Road NE
View looking south towards grove of trees from Riggs Road NE
View looking east from southwest corner towards townhomes under construction on southeast corner of South Dakota Avenue & Riggs Road NE
Photo gallery of Food & Friends outdoor space on their enclosed campus
October 3: LRCA Public Meeting (virtual)
Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Public Meeting
October 3, 2022
7:00 pm
October 2022 Meeting Agenda
- Welcome/Invocation
- Officers Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report, Budget Review/Approval
- Updates from Elected Officials & PSA
- Speakers:
- Ronald Mason, Jr., President, University of the District of Columbia
- Carrie Stolzfus, Executive Director, Food & Friends
- Community Concerns/Closing
To view the meeting online, click the link below:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88503509409?pwd=UnJnRThmbG5JeFpoeitPME8rU3Z0Zz09
Meeting ID: 885 0350 9409
Passcode: 020629
Dial into the meeting by phone:
Call: (301)715-8592
Meeting ID: 885 0350 9409
Passcode: 020629
Read LRCA’s October 2022 Newsletter. To view a map of LRCA boundaries, click here.
