LRCA Scholarship Application Due May 16, 2025

Posted by nextstoprp in Lamond Riggs Citizens Association

From the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association (LRCA)

The Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association is proud to offer Academic Excellence Scholarships to support the educational goals of our community’s youth. Scholarships totaling up to $2,000 will be awarded to: 

  • Graduating high school seniors who reside within the LRCA boundaries and will attend an accredited college, university, or career technical (trade) school, and 
  • Students currently enrolled in a college, university, or career technical program seeking financial support. 

Application Requirements:

  • Completed scholarship application
  • Copy of official transcript
  • One letter of recommendation on official letterhead from an administrator, counselor, or teacher
  • A current resume (optional)
  • A 400-word, typed and double-spaced essay addressing:
    • Why you are applying for the scholarship
    • Why you should be selected as a recipient
    • How you plan to use your education to positively impact the community

Deadline: May 16, 2025

Apply today using the link below!

2025 LAMOND-RIGGS CITIZENS ASSOCIATION, INC. SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Let’s support the bright futures of our students—please share this opportunity with eligible candidates!

For questions email scholarship@lrcadc.org.

Map of LRCA boundaries.

NPS Proposed General Management Plan Changes for Fort Totten & Fort Totten Corridor – Comments Due May 9, 2025

Posted by nextstoprp in National Park Service

Neighbor Gavin shared that the National Park Service (NPS) has started the process to update its General Management Plan (GMP) for the Civil War Defenses of Washington (CWDW), formerly known as Fort Circle Parks. There was a public meeting on March 26, 2025. NPS has posted the video recording and slides from the meeting. NPS is soliciting public comment. Comments are due by May 9, 2025.

Project website: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/CWDWplan.

Objective of Plan Update

The CWDW GMP was last updated in 2004. Recreational opportunities and facilities in the current plan include developing a new trail to connect the historic earthworks and link most of the fort sites; interpretive signs to guide visitors; limited bike use; building a visitor center near Fort Stevens; and building an education center at Fort Dupont.

NPS describes the purpose of the plan update as follows.

  • Review existing resource management zones to ensure that allowed uses are compatible with the protection of historic and natural resources. 
  • In areas where appropriate, carefully consider changes in the plan’s zoning to allow for additional, compatible visitor use. 
  • Enable consistent application across the CWDW of appropriate visitor use based on each area’s zoning. 
  • Define visitor capacity for the CWDW, based on the protection of historic and natural resources.

NPS describes the need for the plan update as follows.

  • The CWDW GMP Amendment is needed to address the following concerns: 
  • The CWDW protects important natural and historic resources throughout its range. 
  • The city’s recreational needs are growing with an increasing population, and often the only land available for recreational use is within the CWDW. 
  • The existing GMP maintains open spaces throughout the CWDW. Organizations and individuals propose uses and improvements for these areas that are inconsistent with the CWDW’s significance, frequently because the CWDW’s importance and value are not readily apparent to the public. 
  • Many of the open spaces within the CWDW sites are isolated and lack connectivity with other CWDW areas and to community facilities and resources outside of the CWDW. 
  • Significant archeological and natural resources have been identified since the adoption of the existing GMP/ EA. As a result, some archeological resources are located outside of cultural and natural resource zoning designations. 
  • The existing GMP/EA does not adequately accommodate future planning, changes that have occurred since its adoption, or outline expectations for potential administrative tools to enhance park management, such as partnerships with civic associations, transfers of jurisdictions, or other mechanisms. 
  • The GMP/EA does not adequately address current activities that occur within the cultural resources of the site and do not diminish their value.

NPS explained how the GMP fits into the NPS project development process. The GMP identifies appropriate activities and applicable general locations. Then comes the Development Concept Plan leading to Project Design and finally Implementation.

NPS notes that the CWDW face a number of issues including waste management, visibility, vegetation management, desire for more community use and recreation, poor access, and zoning and management concerns.

Current CWDW GMP Management Zones

It is useful to know the zones in the current GMP.

  • Cultural Resource Zone (Cultural and natural resource preservation)
  • Connecting Corridor Zone (Parkways connecting fort resources)
  • Recreation Zone (Small nodes of intense activity)
  • Natural Resource Zone (Areas for natural scenery and forest preservation)
  • Special Use Zone (Areas not fully within NPS jurisdiction)
  • Visitor Services Zone (Visitor services outside park boundaries)
  • Administrative Zone (Not normally seen by visitors)

New Proposed CWDW GMP Management Zones

NPS is proposing to add a couple of new zones.

  • Community garden zone
  • Site sensitive recreation zone: NPS describes this zone as supporting activities like picnic spaces, low intensity uses.

Existing Managment Zones for Neighborhood Parkland

NPS existing zones for Rock Creek Park East parkland.

Fort Totten and the Fort Totten Corridor are part of Rock Creek Park East. Historically, Fort Totten and Fort Totten Corridor were categorized primarily as natural and cultural resource and connecting corridor zones with a focus on conservation and preservation. Anytime we asked for anything at all, NPS officials would say no and say that they wanted the parkland to look the way it did during Civil War times (minus the baseball cage of course).

(Aside: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton recently introduced a bill (H.R. 1429) to expand the mission of NPS to include active use of NPS parks in urban areas in addition to preservation. Unclear how this potential legislation might impact the management plan update for the CWDW, which arguably enjoy a different level of significance than other NPS parks.)

Proposed Zone Changes for Neighborhood Parkland

NPS Alternative Concept Plans for Fort Totten and Fort Totten Corridor.

In the proposed GMP amendment, NPS wants to maintain much of the existing zoning, but they are proposing slight changes to Fort Totten and the Fort Totten corridor. The neighborhood’s area development plan, which was approved by the DC Council in 2009, calls for trails and active recreation at the edges of the parkland near residential areas. The proposed GMP amendments are consistent with this plan.

Fort Totten proposed changes:

  • Adds Community Garden Zone in areas with former Recreational Zone designation
  • Adds Site Sensitive Recreation Zone along South Dakota Ave NE (near New Hampshire Ave NE intersection) and in southwest portion of Fort Totten park
  • Adds Cultural Zone within Site Sensitive Recreation Zone in southwest portion of park
  • Changes edges along Gallatin St NE and Metropolitan Branch Trail to Connecting Corridor Zone

Fort Totten Corridor proposed changes:

  • Adds Community Garden, Site Sensitive Recreation, and Cultural Zones
  • Adds Natural and Recreational Zones along the corridors

Public Input

A lot of people have thoughts about the NPS parkland in our neighborhood. This is an opportunity to let the people with the power to do something know what you think. Please take some time to at least look at all of the slides to get an idea of the scope of changes NPS is proposing across the city as well as the neighborhood. I have always found it interesting just how differently NPS treats the fort sites across the city with no discernible rationale.

If you support what NPS is proposing for our area, let them know. If there are certain uses that you think should be allowable for our area, let them know where and why. For example, specifically note where along Galloway or Gallatin you would recommend a certain zone or use. Let them know about issues along the corridor that they might be overlooking.

How to Submit Comments

Online: Submit written comments by May 9, 2025 at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/CWDWplan.

▪ Written comments can be mailed to: Superintendent Attn: CWDW GMP/EA Civil War Defenses of Washington National Park Service 3545 Williamsburg Lane N.W. Washington, DC 20008

▪ Mailed comments must be postmarked by May 9, 2025 to receive consideration

(Edited 4/17/2025 to add: Please also share your comments with ANC Commissioner Keith Sellars at anc5A01@anc.dc.gov.)

NPS warning about personally identifiable information: 

Please Note: Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Tonight April 7: Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Public Meeting

Posted by nextstoprp in Lamond Riggs Citizens Association

The April 2025 LRCA Community meeting will be held Monday, April 7, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM EST.

This in-person meeting will be held at the Lamond-Riggs Library, Meeting Room 1, located at 5401 South Dakota Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20011.

The meeting will also be live-streamed via the Zoom webinar platform:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84890322868

Phone: (301) 715-8592

Webinar ID: 848 9032 2868

Agenda

● Welcome/Invocation
● Update from Elected Officials, and LRCA Officer’s Report, Minutes, Treasurer Report
● Election/Voting Instructions & Nomination Committee Discussion
● Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association Scholarship Competition Details
● Community Concerns/Closing

Read the LRCA April 2025 Newsletter

This year is an election year for LRCA. LRCA encourages residents to get involved and run for a position. A list of LRCA Board positions is included in the newsletter and online at https://lrcadc.org. If you want to run for a position, please call 202-838-6058, email ask@lrcadc.org, or come to the April meeting and nominate yourself from the floor. If you want to vote in the next election, you must pay your dues by April 7, 2025. You can easily pay online at https://lrcadc.org/membership-join or fill out and mail-in the membership form on page 4 of the newsletter (mailed-in forms must be postmarked no later than April 7, 2025).

Map of LRCA boundaries

March 26, 2025 ANC 5A Meeting Recap

Posted by nextstoprp in ANC 5A

ANC 5A held its monthly public meeting on March 26, 2025. Commissioners present: Timothy Thomas (5A02) – Vice Chair; Emily Singer Lucio (5A03) – Chair, attended first 15 minutes of meeting; Jack Hermes (5A04); Derrick Holloway (5A06), arrived late; Elaine Alston (5A08), arrived late; Shelagh Bocoum (5A09) – Treasurer. ANC 5A05 and 5A07 are vacant. The new commissioner for ANC 5A01 needs to be installed.

Commission Business

The ANC has $103,965.69 in the bank. Apparently, Commissioner Alston wants to use ANC funds to purchase a laptop for herself. Commissioner Alston joined the meeting late and was not present when this issue came up. The ANC tabled the issue and plans to discuss it at their executive meeting.

Social Justice School (5A09)

Social Justice School will have a five-year review hearing before the Public Charter School Board on April 28. The school currently occupies temporary space at 333 Kennedy Street NE and at Impact DMV Church. They gave a presentation at Commissioner Bocoum’s single member district (SMD) meeting on March 24 but did not share the presentation at the full ANC meeting.

They plan to renovate the last remaining warehouse owned by the Cafritz Foundation at 3rd and Kennedy NE for their permanent home. They anticipate breaking ground in the next couple of months. Construction will take roughly 18 months.

Commissioner Hermes asked about safety around the school. The school representative stated that safety is good, that the safe passage team works well, and that staff are stationed along the walk to Fort Totten Metro station.

The ANC voted to write a resolution in support of the school (unclear what the resolution will say).

McDonald’s Construction Update (5A08)

Commissioner Alston read a construction update for McDonald’s that was not clear at all. Only thing that was clear was that they will cut utilities before razing the building, which we already knew. It appears the ANC does not intend to circulate any written updates and for whatever reason will simply read unclear statements at each ANC meeting with no way to have questions answered. Commissioner Alston stated that if people have questions, they can call the number on the construction fence but she did not know the number when asked. (Note: The contact info on the fence is 866-663-3604, mcdhelps@gmail.com. The way the ANC is handling this McDonald’s project remains baffling).

Ward 5 Mayor’s Office Report (Ward 5 MOCR Manager Anthony Black)

The mayor intended to present the Fiscal Year 2026 budget to the DC Council on April 2. (Note: The same day as the ANC meeting, the mayor’s office informed the Council that the mayor would not be able to present her budget on April 2 due to the Congressional roadblock to DC’s current budget).

Street sweeping has started. Remember to move your car so you do not get a ticket.

My School DC published lottery results on March 28.

If residents/ANC commissioners want to host neighborhood cleanups, the Office of the Clean City can provide supplies.

The Ward 5 MOCRs hold Ward days on Ward days on Tuesday & Wednesday 10am-3pm.

Ward 5 Council Report (Oliver Stoute, Director of Constituent Services for Councilmember Zachary Parker)

Mr. Stoute introduced the CM Parker’s new constituent services coordinator, Adrianna Lovelace. She can be reached at alovelace@dccouncil.gov.

DC government has a website for federal workers impacted by job loss. Visit fedsupport.dc.gov.

DPW will have a special collection event on April 19 at RFK. Advance registration is required.

DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb has approved a revised redevelopment deal for the Providence campus.

Councilmember Parker and Mr. Stoute met with the MPD commanders that serve Ward 5 (3rd District, 4th District, and 5th District) and asked for trends and action plans for the warm weather months coming up. Mr. Stoute stated that MPD will deploy crime suppression units near Queens Chapel and increase surveillance around Turkey Thicket.

Commissioner Alston asked if the council office could assist with having a fair with police officers and youth so that youth can see that the police are Officer Friendly. Mr. Stoute stated his office can reach out to MPD and help with that.

Commissioner Updates & Community Concerns

Commissioner Alston asked people to pray for Mayor Bowser. Commissioner Alston stated that Z-Burger across from the McDonald’s is offering a 15 percent discount to seniors. She said they have also started serving dinner.

Commissioner Holloway (5A06) stated that he gave the 1 Hawaii Avenue development team the option to work 9-5 on Emancipation Day because everyone wants the project to get done and people are waiting to move back in.

Commissioner Alston stated that there needs to be more programs for seniors because they have done so much and she wants to have programs for seniors like a community orchestra. She asked people to contact her if they want to help with planning things for seniors.

The next ANC 5A public meeting will be April 23.

New Cycletrack on Riggs Road NE

Posted by nextstoprp in Transportation

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) recently installed a short two-way cycletrack on the south side of Riggs Road between 1st Place NE and South Dakota Avenue NE. DDOT initially proposed installing the cycletrack back in 2022. Plans stalled due to staffing issues before DDOT reissued a Notice of Intent in 2023. Plans always included retaining a portion of the dedicated right-turn lane from Riggs onto South Dakota.

I used the cycletrack earlier this week. The nice thing about it is that it does provide a way for people to connect to the Met Branch Trail from east of South Dakota Avenue without having to share the narrow sidewalk with pedestrians.

It seems like drivers are getting used to it. A couple of ancillary effects of the new cycletrack are that drivers can no longer use the dedicated right-turn lane from Riggs onto 1st Place NE to drive straight ahead to South Dakota as they used to do. They can no longer change lanes in the middle of the intersection like they used to do. And just from my initial observation, it seems like there is a little less speeding down the slight hill towards South Dakota. People realize they need to drive a bit more carefully through this area.

Washington Jewish Week Mention of Riggs Park

Posted by nextstoprp in Riggs Park

Washington Jewish Week recently recognized the 103rd birthday of Silver Spring resident Sylvia Potash, one of the founding members of Shaare Tefila Congregation, which was originally established in the Riggs Park neighborhood. Most probably know a little bit about the Jewish roots of the neighborhood and that Shaare Tefila was located where Faith Moravian Church now sits at 405 Riggs Road NE before moving to the Silver Spring area.

Random fun fact. When I served as president of the Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association from 2017 to 2019, I applied for a grant on behalf of the association to do an oral history project of the neighborhood. I reached out to the then executive director of Shaare Tefila to see if they would be interested in being part of the project. We had a nice conversation, and they ended up providing a letter of support for the application. We did not get the grant. But during our conversation, I learned that the executive director and I grew up in the same neighborhood back in California. Her father had a dental practice in a building at the end of the street of my childhood home. This was before my time of course. My neighborhood, like many urban areas and inner ring suburbs, saw white flight during the 1960s and ’70s and by the time I was born, there was only one white family remaining on the block. Anyhow we had a nice time chatting about other random coincidences of having grown up in the same neighborhood during different periods of time and both making our way to the DC area as adults.

Anyways, the Washington Jewish Week article provides some interesting history about Shaare Tefila’s establishment in Riggs Park.

April 2: North Michigan Park Civic Association Public Meeting (Virtual)

Posted by nextstoprp in North Michigan PArk

From North Michigan Park Civic Association

North Michigan Park Civic Association Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

VIRTUAL ONLY

Virtual Meeting

Meeting ID 882 7345 2110

Pass code 930240

Call In 1-301-715-8592

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88273452110?pwd=dmZ3R1liOTRKY1FyS3hlYlBqWnBWUT09

Meeting Agenda 

·         Call to Order

·         Opening Prayer – Silent 

·         Roll Call of Officers

Meeting Protocol

  • Meeting Protocol is Robert’s Rules of Order
  • Phone call should remain on mute unless asked to un mute. 
  • Respect others when speaking
  • Respect our guest.
  • Raise your hand if you have a question and wait to be acknowledged.

Community Update 

  • Financial Report – NMPCA (Treasurers Report)
  • Student Scholarship 2025 (Scholarship Committee)
  • NMPCA Membership $10.00 (Membership Committee
  • Providence Update
  • Strip Mall on So. Dakota Ave update
  • Support for government workers https://dcFedsupport.dc.gov
  • Event to raise money for Community Day 
    • Donations
    • T-shirts for sale 
  • Next Meetings – May 2025
    • Guest speaker 
    • Mayor Muriel Bowser 
    • Face to face at Faith United Church
    • Starting time 6:00 pm
  • June Meeting
    • Scholarship awards
    • Guest Speakers
      • Council member Zachary Parker
      • Evan Goldman – EYA  (Providence)  

GUEST SPEAKERS

Phil Thomas, Director of MOCR and Clean City

Robert Butler, Public Affairs Specialist

Q & A   

Community Leader Reports

  • Mayor’s Office – MOCR –  Christian Starghill , Anthony Black
  • Ward 5 Council Member’s Office –  Oliver Stoute 
  • ANC Commissioners –  Commissioners 5A02, 5A03, 5A08, 5A09
  • Faith United Church – Pastor Joseph K. Williams, Sr. 

Community Concerns:

Open to residents

Adjourn

Revised Providence Campus Deal

Posted by nextstoprp in Health

The Office of the Attorney General for DC (DC OAG) announced a revised deal for the Providence campus after a lengthy investigation into the proposed $1 sale of the campus to a team of developers EYA and Menkiti (known as Vision PH Associates) for a new development.

Around 2018, Providence started gradually reducing services at the hospital and emergency room before permanently closing. They poorly ran an urgent care center for a few months following closure of the emergency room. These years were marked by lack of transparency and strange focus group meetings regarding the fate of the hospital before the deal with the development team was publicly announced in May 2023.

The campus sits in ANC 5A, and the development team held several meetings beginning in mid-2023 before the investigation stalled plans. DC OAG’s press release explains the reason for the investigation and the terms of the revised deal.

OAG’s independent experts determined that the $1 purchase price that Providence initially agreed to sell the campus for did not reflect the true value of the campus — even accounting for the extensive, value-depleting demolition and remediation costs necessary to clear the campus for residential housing development. As a result, OAG concluded that the originally proposed sale would not adequately preserve Providence’s charitable assets, which DC taxpayer dollars have supported for decades.

Following its evaluation, OAG informed Providence and Vision PH that it would only approve the proposed sale on certain conditions. Under these conditions, Providence and Vision PH have agreed to:

  • Contribute $5 million to support healthcare services in the District. These funds will be placed in a charitable healthcare trust. If an urgent care center is approved and established on the Providence campus, the trust will use the funds to help support the center. If a center is unable to be established, the trust will otherwise dedicate the funds to support healthcare services in the District, as HECA requires.
     
  • Include plans for an urgent care center as part of Vision PH’s proposal to redevelop the Providence campus.
     
  • Transfer millions of dollars worth of Providence’s functional medical equipment to the District or District-designated charitable healthcare providers, including diagnostic and medical imaging equipment.

During redevelopment, Vision PH will facilitate continued operation of the healthcare services that remain on the campus. These services, which Providence does not provide, include a senior assisted living facility, a first responder clinic, and two medical office buildings offering a wide range of specialty and general practitioner care.

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker released a statement on social media.

Read DC OAG’s Determination.

Pedestrian Safety Near LaSalle-Backus Elemntary School

Posted by nextstoprp in Education, Transportation

In a recent newsletter, Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George noted that she is working ANC Commissioner Danielle Geong (4B09) on pedestrian safety near LaSalle-Backus Elementary School. Commissioner Geong and several residents testified about this issue at DDOT’s recent oversight hearing.

CM Lewis George writes:

Working to Improve Traffic Safety in Riggs Park

Last week, my team joined ANC 4B Commissioner Geong, DDOT’s Safe Routes team, and the LaSalle-Backus PTO for a traffic safety walk around LaSalle-Backus Elementary School. The area along Riggs Road where the school is located has been a source of concern for many community members, with frequent reports of speeding and drivers running red lights, endangering students and families, particularly during drop-off and pick-up time. DDOT’s Safe Routes team is looking into several solutions, including potential jersey barriers, street narrowing, and speed bumps, and committed to improving signage in the area. I’m also continuing to work with DDOT to advocate for a Safe Routes Action Plan for LaSalle-Backus to look into further traffic calming measures to ensure our students, teachers, and families are safe. 

Tonight March 24: ANC 4B Public Meeting (Hybrid)

Posted by nextstoprp in ANC 4B, Uncategorized

From ANC 4B

Monday 3/24 – Hybrid Public Meeting 7:00 PM ETTuesday 3/25 – Virtual Special Meeting 7:30 PM ET
Commissioner updates, updates from community leaders, hearing about drafted resolutions and planned votesVoting on March 2025 resolutions and letters
New In-Person Location
Riggs LaSalle Recreation Center
501 Riggs Rd NE, Washington, DC 20011
&
https://dc-gov.zoom.us/j/81406325863		Virtual Only
https://dc-gov.zoom.us/j/81406325863

ANC 4B Public Meeting

Monday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. 

In Person Meeting Details:

Riggs LaSalle Recreation Center
501 Riggs Rd NE, Washington, DC 20011

Virtual Meeting Details: 

For video participation via Zoom on a computer or mobile device, click this link:  

https://dc-gov.zoom.us/j/81406325863

For voice-only participation on a telephone, dial +13017158592, 81406325863#  

Meeting ID: 814 0632 5863 

1. Call to Order & Roll Call

  1. Administrative Items
     Instructions for participation in virtual and in person meetings
     Consideration and approval of March 2025 Regular Public Meeting Agenda
     Approval of February 2025 Regular Public Meeting Minutes
     Treasurer’s Report
  2. Commissioner Updates
  3. Community Concerns
    Please use the “Raise Hand” button via Zoom or *9 via telephone to speak.
    The Commission will provide details regarding how to present community concerns at the start of the virtual meeting. This is the time for questions or statements from members of the public about issues on the agenda or other areas of concern. Please limit your statement or question to one minute, you will be muted if you go beyond your designated time. You may also contact members of the Commission before and after Commission meetings.
  4. Reports
     Leticia Acosta, Mayor’s Office on Community Relations and Services (3 minutes)
     Darrell Whitmyer, Office of Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George (3 minutes)
     T. Michelle Colson, Ward 4 State Board of Education (3 minutes)
     4B Community Safety & Support Committee (2 minutes)
  5. Presentations
     Council of the District of Columbia: Office of the Budget Director (Subject to Change)
  6. Consent Calendar
     Resolution 4B-25-0301: Supporting Application for Special Exception at 405 Riggs Road, NE BZA 21257 (Commissioner Geong)
     Resolution 4B-25-0302: Calling on DC Department of Public Works to Enforce ROSA Violations for Vehicles with Temporary Tags (Commissioner Johnson)
     Resolution 4B-25-0303: Supporting Approval of All After Hour Work Permits and Temporary Noise Waiver for Washington Gas (Commissioner Berry)
     Letter to DCPS/DCPCSB on Immigration Enforcement Guidance (Commissioner Geong)
  7. Letter urging policy changes for the Metropolitan Police Department and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice prohibiting the reinstatement of police officers convicted of crimes (Commissioner Johnson)
  8. Adjournment
    The next ANC 4B Planning Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m.
    The next ANC 4B Regular Public Meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m.
    The next ANC 4B Community Safety and Support Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 24
    at 7:00 p.m.
    Please check the Commission’s website for additional information: anc4b.com
    Contact your Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner:
  • Commissioner Doug Payton, 4B01@anc.dc.gov 
  • Commissioner Shamina Christian, 4B02@anc.dc.gov 
  • Commissioner Keenan Courtland, Secretary, 4B03@anc.dc.gov 
  • Vacant; 4B04 residents may contact any commissioner and cc: 4B04@anc.dc.gov 
  • Commissioner Sophia Tekola, Chair, 4B05@anc.dc.gov 
  • Commissioner Tiffani Nichole Johnson, Vice Chair, 4B06@anc.dc.gov 
  • Commissioner Michael Cohen, Treasurer, 4B07@anc.dc.gov 
  • Commissioner Garrett Moore, 4B08@anc.dc.gov 
  • Commissioner Danielle Geong, 4B09@anc.dc.gov 
  • Commissioner Jinin Berry, 4B10@anc.dc.gov

4B Full Meeting Agenda – March 2025 – Updated

4B Special Meeting Agenda – March 2025

March 26: Revised ANC 5A Public Meeting Agenda

Posted by nextstoprp in ANC 5A

From ANC 5A

ANC5A GENERAL MEETING: 03/26/2025 at 06:45 pm

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
ANC 5A Monthly Meeting ( virtual)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86281825248?pwd=TMpbuYxbXwjq8EagXa1LGHlAaQKAme.1

Meeting ID: 862 8182 5248
Passcode: 590393

Call in: 301 715 8592

AGENDA

I. Call Meeting to Order 6:45 pm

II. Quorum

III. Introduction of the new Commissioner for 5A04

IV. Agenda Review/Acceptance

V. Commission Business

a. Minutes (February 2025)

b. Treasurer Report

VI. Commission Action Items/Updates

a. 5A08- McDonald’s Construction Update

b. 5A09-Social Justice School Letter of Support

VII. Community Updates

a. MPD

b. Mayor’s Office

c. Councilmember Parker’s office

VIII. Reports & Presentations

IX. Community Comment Period

X. Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

XI. Adjourn

March 24: ANC 5A09 Community Meeting

Posted by nextstoprp in ANC 5A

From ANC Commissioner Shelagh Bocoum (5A09)

SMD 5A09 
Meeting Agenda

Monday March 24, 2025 at 06:00 pm

Zoom-Only Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83439692058?pwd=HIKOj5qy1baEBYh3eEa2scLttn1BXR.1

Meeting ID: 834 3969 2058
Passcode: 187027

Or call in at:
1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)

Agenda:

  • Social Justice School (5450 Third Street NE) plans to renovate the vacant warehouse next to its current location (next to Fort Totten Metro Station)
  • Other topics of interest to the neighborhood

Please attend the meeting if possible, and also feel free to email Commissioner Bocoum at 5a09@anc.dc.gov if you have an opinion about the school’s plans or have any other topics that you would like added to the agenda. 

March 26: ANC 5A Public Meeting (Virtual)

Posted by nextstoprp in ANC 5A

From ANC 5A

ANC5A GENERAL MEETING: 03/26/2025 at 06:45 pm

Wednesday, March 26, 2025
ANC 5A Monthly Meeting ( virtual)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86281825248?pwd=TMpbuYxbXwjq8EagXa1LGHlAaQKAme.1

Meeting ID: 862 8182 5248
Passcode: 590393

Call in: 301 715 8592 

AGENDA

I. Call Meeting to Order 6:45 pm

II. Quorum 

III. Introduction of the new Commissioner for 5A04

IV. Agenda Review/Acceptance 

V. Commission Business 

a. Minutes (February 2025)

b. Treasurer Report

VI. Commission Action Items/Updates

a. 5A03- Mundo Verde Construction Update

b. 5A05- Washington Latin Request for Holiday Work

c. 5A08- McDonald’s Construction Update

d. 5A09-Social Justice School Letter of Support

VII. Community Updates 

a. MPD 

b. Mayor’s Office

c. Councilmember Parker’s office 

VIII. Reports & Presentations 

a. Washington Gas

IX. Community Comment Period

X. Next Meeting: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

XI. Adjourn

March 25: ANC 4B Special Public Meeting (Virtual)

Posted by nextstoprp in ANC 4B

From ANC 4B

ANC 4B Special Public Meeting

Tuesday, March 25, 7:30 p.m.  

Virtual Meeting Details: 

For video participation via Zoom on a computer or mobile device, click this link:  

https://dc-gov.zoom.us/j/81406325863

For voice-only participation on a telephone, dial +13017158592, 81406325863#  

Meeting ID: 814 0632 5863 

1. Call to Order & Roll Call

  1. Administrative Items
     Instructions for participation in virtual meetings
  2. Consent Calendar
     Resolution 4B-25-0301: Supporting Application for Special Exception at 405 Riggs Road, NE BZA 21257 (Commissioner Geong)
     Resolution 4B-25-0302: Calling on DC Department of Public Works to Enforce ROSA Violations for Vehicles with Temporary Tags (Commissioner Johnson)
     Resolution 4B-25-0303: Supporting Approval of All After Hour Work Permits and Temporary Noise Waiver for Washington Gas (Commissioner Berry)
     Letter to DCPS/DCPCSB on Immigration Enforcement Guidance (Commissioner Geong)
  3. Letter Urging Policy Changes for the Metropolitan Police Department and Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice Prohibiting the Reinstatement of Police Officers Convicted of Crimes (Commissioner Johnson) 
  4. Adjournment
    The next ANC 4B Planning Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8 at 6:30 p.m.
    The next ANC 4B Regular Public Meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m.
    The next ANC 4B Community Safety and Support Committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 24
    at 7:00 p.m.
    Please check the Commission’s website for additional information: anc4b.com

Special Meeting Agenda – March 2025 – 4BDownload

Upcoming DC Comprehensive Plan Info Sessions

Posted by nextstoprp in Planning

DC’s Office of Planning (OP) is holding three intro sessions for DC 2050, DC’s next comprehensive plan that will guide the city’s growth and development across all 8 wards.

Join in to share your ideas about where and how the city should add housing, jobs, services, and everything people need to thrive.

  • MLK Library – Saturday, March 22, 2025, from 11am-1pm
  • Barry Farm Rec Center – Tuesday, March 25, 2025, from 6-8pm
  • Online – Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 6-8pm

All three sessions will cover the same content. 

Services provided include:

  • Children’s activities
  • Language interpretation/ADA accommodations by request via the RSVP form

Register to Attend.

Go to DC2050.com to sign up for news, take a survey, and check out upcoming events.

Tonight March 18: Congresswoman Norton Telephone Town Hall for Federal Workforce

Posted by nextstoprp in Congress, Workforce Development

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Telephone Townhall for Federal Workforce

March 18, 2025

5:00 pm-6:30 pm

This event will give Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton the chance to speak directly with the District of Columbia federal workforce and provide resources. All District of Columbia residents are welcomed to join the call. Norton, Managing Director of the Civil Service Strong & Good Governance Initiatives for Democracy Forward, Rob Shriver, and Ottis Johnson, District 14 National Vice President, American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) will speak.

Those who would like to join can do so by calling 833-408-1990, or watch the live stream at http://norton.house.gov/live.

New Dental Practice Coming Soon to Art Place at Fort Totten

Posted by nextstoprp in Cafritz Art Place at Fort Totten

DC Dental Studio will be opening at 430 Galloway Street NE at Art Place at Fort Totten in late spring/early summer 2025. Owner Dr. Jasmine Marshall shared the following:

DC Dental Studio will be a modern, welcoming dental practice focused on providing compassionate, high-quality care. We offer comprehensive dentistry, including fillings, crowns, veneers, and Invisalign, all in a comfortable and personalized setting.

To ensure accessibility for our patients, we will work with most major dental insurance plans and offer membership plans for those without dental insurance. 

Find DC Dental Studio on Instagram (@dcdentalstudio) and online at washingtondcdentalstudio.com, where they will share updates as construction progresses.

DC Dental Studio will join current first phase tenants:

Menomale and Urban Garden Brewery are still in the works for the first phase as well.

Aldi grocery store opened on the corner of South Dakota Avenue & Kennedy Street NE in December 2024 to anchor the second phase of Art Place at Fort Totten.