From: MPDC2DCMDR@aol.com  (Asst. Chief Peter Newsham)
FYI - Last night 2D arrested 3 men in that general area [near Tenley
Metro] and charged them with conspiracy to commit robbery while armed.
Two handguns were recovered.  Hopefully, these are the suspects.

ROBBERY WITNESSED.  LOCK YOUR CAR DOORS.
From:  "Lotte Lent" <lottelent@starpower.net>
At 6:30 pm on Sunday Sept. 22nd we witnessed a man walking on the road
along 41st street
heading north of Ellicott trying to open car doors.  We called the
police then followed him in our car.  When we caught up with him he had
some things in his hand, possibly including a box of cigars, and was
still trying car doors.  We saw him steal a cell phone from a car and
the police, responding promptly, came just in time to catch him red
handed.  He was taken away and charged and the cell phone returned but,
despite a door knock along the street, we couldn't find the owners of
the other items he had.

The car he took them from would have to have been on 41st Street,
probably on the right as you head north, and within a few blocks of
Ellicott.  If this rings a bell with anyone they should check in with
police to reclaim said items.

Let's all remember to watch out for each other and lock our car doors.
Brian Armstrong & Lotte Lent
 

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COMMUNIT-E
September 25, 2002
 

DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC WILL BE HORRENDOUS THIS  FRIDAY
Police Chief Charles Ramsey is asking anyone who must go downtown this
Friday to please use the Metro. The anti-IMF/World Bank demonstrations
are expected to tie up traffic on a massive scale. Some 20 to 30,000
protestors are expected. A subset of them have agendas to introduce
violence or other tactics to provoke the police. It will be a real mess.
If  you can stay away from downtown altogether that day, do so.
 
 
 

REGARDING OTHER MISSING SUPERCANS

**** From: Bkravetz@aol.com (Beth Kravetz )
Yes, my supercan "went missing" two weeks ago!

****  From: "Tanner, Rodney" <RTanner@PRTM.com>
Per the note below, when I received a new SuperCan from DC (I was quite
shocked that DC actually replaces these!), a note came with the can
recommending that homeowners paint their address on the can as a theft
deterrent.

**** From KS:  I second the idea of painting your address on the can and
the recycle bin. Several years ago an orphan supercan turned up in my
alley. Its owner lived three blocks away. Can and owner were reunited.
 
 
 

REGARDING INSPECTION FIASCO
From: Dick <arjay@his.com>
I'm not the least surprised by the report of Joan Capper about failing
and then passing the emissions test without doing a thing to the car.
My assessment, based on conversations with friends and an inspector at
the DMV(quite a few years ago) is that a large number of failures are
deliberate in order to satisfy statistical norms concerning failure
rates for different makes and models.  The inspector told me when I
questioned a fail and then pass on my car after doing nothing to it,
that the inspectors could cause a failure at any time by manipulating
the car's accelerator.
 
 
 

NOTE OF THANKS TO POLICE OFFICER
From:  "Grace Lopez" <glopez@nzp.si.edu>
I don't know the officer's name, but I was on my bike heading north on
Wisconsin Avenue when the sidewalk abruptly ended due to construction.
I had to cross the street there to continue heading  north. It was rush
hour so there were cars constantly moving two lanes each in both
directions, and no traffic light . I would have to backtrack and ride
back into Georgetown to reach the nearest traffic light and then cross
or wait a really long time for the traffic to break but it didn't look
like the timing would work. Lo and behold, a police officer in his car,
stops the traffic for me across all four lanes, using his blinkers. I
was thrilled and relieved--- I may still be there waiting for the
traffic to let up if it weren't for him!

And on a side note, I also wanted to express my appreciation for the
MPDC's superb work for Saturday's BikeDC and also during Bike to Work
Day. They did such a great job during both events, with tremendous
enthusiasm and courtesy. I'm sure it was an ordeal to tell impatient
drivers that the various main intersections were closed and that they'd
have to sit there for a while. In summary, thanks for helping make DC a
bike friendlier place!
 
 
 

ANC3F TRAFFIC MEETING
From:  traffic@anc3f.org
Meeting with District  Department of Transportation on Connecticut
Avenue Transportation Study,  7:30 p.m. Thursday, September 26, 2002
Social Room  Van Ness South 3003 Van Ness Street,  PURPOSE:  Obtain
resident input for development of the traffic management concept
design.  STUDY AREA:  Connecticut Avenue from Sedgwick Street, NW, to
Albemarle Street, N.W., including the crossing streets east and west
between Reno Road and Linnean Avenue.
For information - call Karen Perry - 363-6748
 
 
 

COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

**** From: "Helen Gibson" <HGIBSON@cwa-union.org>
Can anyone recommend a good furniture refinisher?  We have six dining
room chairs that need to be reglued, refinished and the seats
recovered.  Please reply to Helen Gibson at hgibson@cwa-union.org.

**** From: AmandaHoya@aol.com
We are looking for a skilled finish carpenter to build a wood mantle on
our newly restored fireplace. Any recommendations would be appreciated!

**** From KS: Don't forget to look at the January 5 issue of COMMUNIT-E
and subsequent issues for recommendations. They are all available on the
ANC3F web site at www.anc3f.org.

**** From: Sharlene Kranz <skranz_99@yahoo.com>
I have a 1954 edition Encyclopedia Britannica and its bookcase which I'd
like to donate to a
community group.  Any takers?

**** From: Jah824@aol.com (Judy Horowitz)
FOR RENT: Studio apt. light, bright overlooking woods on Cathedral Ave.
between Mass. and New Mexico,  full kitchen, large closets, 24-hour
desk, pool, garage parking, utilities and more included. $1100/mo. Call
Judy Horowitz (202/364-4116) for more details.

**** From: "Jeffrey Modell" <j.modell@verizon.net>
17" computer monitor free to first person who responds to
j.modell@verizon.net. You just have to pick it up.

**** From: "greg_werth" <gregwerth@erols.com>
 Reply-To: tenleytown@yahoogroups.com
 Can anyone recommend a good contractor for house siding?

**** From: Anji Henderson <vual7@yahoo.com>
I would like to invite anyone and everyone to my holiday sales for
2002.. All sales are group sales and some have many different types of
arts and crafts. You can find a listing of dates and times at
www.angelfire.com/md/Anji/sales.html. Also feel free to send this link
to any friends you may have that like fine arts and crafts... Art makes
great holiday presents!! Be sure to stop by and say HI,

**** From: "Burch, Alan" <alan.burch@occ.treas.gov>
Reply-To: tenleytown@yahoogroups.com
Does anyone have recommendations for firms that conduct soil analysis?
Our house is just outside the Corps of Engineers test zone and I'd like
to know if it's feasible to hire someone to test our soil for arsenic.

**** From: Kelly Rubenstein <rubacats@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tenleytown@yahoogroups.com
Alan, If you get any replies, I (and others, I imagine) would be
interested as well. Our DC extension agent mentioned that ferns are good
for absorbing arsenic.

**** From: "Katharine Kravetz" <kkravet@american.edu>
I'm looking for a used car (probably Jetta or Camry) in good shape.
Besides getting the
word out privately,  I wanted to know if anyone had a good experience
buying from a particular dealer or rental company or lease-for-sale or
internet source. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.

**** From: "Matt Berres" <berres@potomac.org>
The Potomac Conservancy is seeking an experienced fundraising
professional to create and implement strategies for the ongoing
identification and cultivation of donors capable of major and/or
deferred gifts.

The successful candidate will have impeccable oral and written
communication skills, a Bachelor's degree in marketing, communications
or related field, and 3+ years related fundraising experience (major
gifts or special events experience preferred).   Competitive salary;
excellent
benefits.  For additional information, contact :
Potomac Conservancy
1730 North Lynn Street, Suite 403
Arlington, VA 22209
703-276-2777
703-276-1098 (fax)
www.potomac.org
 
 
 

MISSING MAIL IN THE 'HOOD?
(From: themail <gimhoff@erols.com>)

**** David Hunter, Hunterontravel@hotmail.com
I am now missing three letters I know of that were mailed to me in the
20015 zip code at the end of August, probably around the same time as
the tax bills that I also have not received. I asked that two of the
other letters be re-mailed to me last Tuesday from Fairfax, VA, and
downtown DC. I was assured this morning, Wednesday, that they were
indeed mailed to me again last Wednesday. I still have not seen these
other bills. Maybe there is some magic box at the post office these
letters seem to be going into. Anyone else missing any mail? This is on
top of a bunch of mail I received in July dated February 22. What is
going on?

**** Barbara. Somson, bsomsonuaw@aol.com
Since the early summer, we too have been missing mail in zip code
20015,  including important (college tuition) bills and birthday cards
(with the all-important monetary gift). We also sometimes receive what
seems to be several days' worth of mail all at once. Is this because
Brentwood has never recovered? But why does it seem to be just our zip
code? We don't know where to direct our concern -- this is one we cannot
lay at the doorstep of the DC government!
 
 
 
 

FROM CITY COUNCIL NEWS
(Contact councilmembers for newsletters)

**** Subject: Councilman Brazil's Newsletter
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 09:50:44 -0400
From: "Hajcman, Tara (COUNCIL)" <THajcman@dccouncil.washington.dc.us>
In this week's newsletter:
*City Mourns 9-11 Victims
*Cranes Hovering Over National Museum of the American Indian
*Brazil and Ambrose introduce Master Business License Revisions
*RFP Issued for Existing Convention Center Site
*Work and Live In An Arts Environment
*Georgetown University Project Tops Out
----------
Date:  Fri, 20 Sep 2002 14:02:21 -0400
In this week's issue:
*Councilmember Harold Brazil Proposes Plan to Balance District Budget
* DPW Announces New Hours at Fort Totten
* Brazil Holds Hearing on Housing
* Hearing on American University Bonds
* Brazil Rallies for Construction!
* Theatre for Washington Kids
* Taste of DC Back Again!

**** Update on Master Business License from Councilwoman Patterson's
office
Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2002 11:08:22 -0400
From:  anc3b@aol.com
DCRA has now made the following changes:
1.  Home-based businesses in DC now have until February 28, 2003 to
obtain a MBL.
2.  DCRA has extended the deadline for obtaining an MBL to December 31,
2002, for businesses located in the District's commercial zones and for
those who conduct business in DC but have offices outside the city.
Businesses that required a license prior to this new law do not have a
grace period and must already have a valid license. For more information
about the Master Business License program, including where to obtain
forms, you can visit the DCRA web site at www.dcra.dc.gov <
http://www.dcra.dc.gov>  or call 202-442-4311 or send an email to
mbl.infocenter@dc.gov <mailto:mbl.infocenter@dc.gov>.

**** BUDGET DEBATE
From: "Pagano, Penny (COUNCIL)" <Ppagano@dccouncil.washington.dc.us>
The Council has scheduled a public hearing Friday at 10 am in Council
chambers at the Wilson Building on the proposed spending reductions and
tax increases to meet the District's $325 million budget gap for the
fiscal year that begins October 1. There are two other issues I've put
on the table for discussion with Council colleagues and Mayor Williams,
both raised during our March hearings on overspending by Executive
branch agencies: (1) the proliferation of mid- to upper-level managers
in mayoral agencies, and (2) a similar proliferation of costly
consulting contracts.
Kathy Patterson
kpatterson@dccouncil.washington.dc.us
 
 
 

DEVELOPMENT OF WASHINGTON CLINIC SITE
From: JenNielsen007@aol.com
ANC-3E Hears from Stonebridge and the Friendship Heights Organization
for Reasonable Development (FhORD)

With thanks to everyone who rallied in defense of the neighborhood,
FhORD is proud to report that well over 100 people attended last
Thursday's ANC-3E meeting at which the Stonebridge proposal for the
Washington Clinic site was debated. Most in the audience wore yellow
"Keep the Zoning" buttons showing support for FhORD's position.  Chair
Jill Diskan said it was by far the largest turn out for the ANC's
meeting in the six years she has served.  All other agenda items for the
evening were removed, and the meeting lasted until 11 pm.

The revised Stonebridge proposal submitted to the Zoning Commission on
August 19 actually has more floor area than the preliminary proposal,
and expands further onto Lisner land.  It includes up to 215 rental
units in a 10-story building that will reach a height of almost 98 feet
PLUS an 18 foot mechanical penthouse.  At 150 units/acre the building is
ten times the density of the surrounding neighborhood.  FhORD speaker
Larry Freedman pointed out that the proposed upzoning would make the
site the single most dense residential zone in the Tenleytown to
Friendship Heights corridor.

The ten-story brick building will loom over the existing homes, casting
a grim shadow on our lovely, vibrant neighborhood, and undermines the
principles of the Ward 3 Comprehensive Plan intended to protect the
neighborhood from the pressures of unrestrained development.  An
alternative model was presented of a collaborative planning process in
Takoma Park, DC, which actively involved the community and yielded a
district plan whose most dense residential upzoning is R-5-A:  BELOW
what the Washington Clinic site is currently zoned (R-5-B).

FHORD supports the current zoning that was intentionally selected to
provide a buffer between dense commercial development and our
neighborhoods. Stonebridge wants to dismantle the buffer to achieve the
same height and density as permitted in the commercial zone.

Marilyn Simon presented an economic analysis that shows that developing
the site with townhouses or single family homes using the current zoning
density would generate as much tax revenue for the District as the
proposed rental high rise.

Stonebridge claims the 215-apartment development will have no impact on
traffic or parking in the neighborhood, an assertion dismissed by many
in the audience as defying logic. FhORD asks everyone who cares about
saving the neighborhood to WRITE E-MAILS TO OUR FIVE ANC-3E
COMMISSIONERS to urge them to fulfill their duty to constituents and
vote against the Stonebridge proposal at the October meeting of the ANC:
Jill Diskan: <jdiskan@worldnet.att.net>
Thomas DiBiase <Thomas.DiBiase@usdoj.gov>
Frank Gordon <fsgord@aol.com>
Chris McNamara <mcnamarus@aol.com>
Leslie Quynn <lquynn@aol.com>

And again we urge you to WRITE SIGNED LETTERS (no e-mails will enter the
official files) to the ZONING COMMISSION CHAIR opposing the development
proposed in ZC #02-17.  THE ZONING COMMISSION HEARING IS SCHEDULED FOR
NOVEMBER 14.  For more details visit www.fhord.org.
 
 
 

GROWING NATIVE WITH THE POTOMAC WATERSHED PARTNERSHIP
From: "Rob Carey" <coordinator@growingnative.org>
"Growing Native" is a volunteer-led native hardwood seed collection that
will take place on or around Saturday, October 12, 2002. We need your
help!

Spend a few hours of a beautiful fall day outdoors with family and
friends to make a huge difference in the health of our streams, rivers,
and lands. Volunteer to scavenge the ground and gather acorns and other
native tree seeds.

Collected seeds are donated to state nurseries (which cannot get enough
native hardwood seeds to meet demands), grown into saplings, and then
used in reforestation efforts throughout the Chesapeake Bay region,
particularly along rivers and streams. Learn more about this exciting
project at www.growingnative.org.

Collection sites are being organized at parks, schools and private
lands. There are available sites in your area. Visit
www.growingnative.org and click on "Your Nearest Site" to find them. Or,
you may collect in your own backyard. We also need help identifying and
coordinating new collection sites. If you are interested in being a site
leader, please contact me at the phone number or email listed below.

Every bit of help will add up to something big. This year, we hope to
involve 5,000 volunteers in the collection of 25,000 pounds of seeds
throughout the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay watersheds. Join in the fun!
Rob Carey, Phone: 703-217-7003
 

ADDENDUM TO SEPTEMBER 25 COMMUNIT-E
 
 

ROBBERIES IN THE 'HOOD
Several weeks ago, there were at least two armed robberies near the
Tenley Metro Station. They occurred around 10:30 PM on the 4200 blocks
of Albemarle and Brandywine on September 11. The suspects are three
black males, late teens. One or more was medium complexion, thin build,
wore blue jeans and sweatshirt with hood. They displayed a dark colored
gun.

Because of their proximity to the Metro, it's believed that they may
have observed their victims leaving the Metro and followed them, robbing
them when they were about a block away.

Keep a sharp eye out for people hanging around or walking behind you
when you leave the Metro. Call the police if you see anything
suspicious.
 
 
 

IMF/WORLD BANK UPDATE
From: anc3b@aol.com
The Washington Post at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57574-2002Sep23.html
reported that the group “Anti-Capitalist Convergence” is encouraging
people
to block intersections and tie up traffic during Friday rush-hour, so be
advised there may be major delays.

For any of you who plan to be downtown this weekend, here is a list of
the
road closures:
Saturday:  H Street from the west side of 18th Street to 20th Street
H Street from the east side of 18th Street to Connecticut Avenue
19th Street from the half block between I (eye) Street and Pennsylvania
to
F Street
17th Street from New York to the half between H and I (eye) Street

There will also be barricades in the half blocks between F and G Streets
on
18th, 19th, and 20th Streets.  Barricades on G and H Streets will be in
the
half block between 21st and 20th Streets.  Barricades on Pennsylvania
will
be at the intersection of I (eye) Street and Pennsylvania.

For the most updated street closure information, visit  www.mpdc.org

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has not announced any
closures due to the meetings and protests, but they have released the
following tips:

• Customers should build extra time into their travel plans in case of
delays.
• If possible, avoid traveling during the peak hours of 7:30 to 8:30
a.m.
and 5 to 6 p.m.
• Customers should continue to be vigilant in keeping their eyes and
ears open for unusual or suspicious behavior and report it immediately.
Customers can do so by notifying any uniformed Metro employee; calling
Metro Transit Police at 202-962-2121 or 911; or using the emergency call
boxes inside Metrorail trains and on station platforms.
• In case of demonstration-related delays, please be patient and
courteous.
• Remember, bicycles are allowed on Metrorail at most times, but they
are not permitted weekdays from 7 to 10 a.m. and from 4 to 7 p.m.
Additionally, only two bicycles are permitted in each rail car at the
same time, and only via the first or last door --  never the center
doors (which are used during emergencies).
For the latest WMATA info, visit www.wmata.com
 
 
 

NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE
PRESENCE-----------------------------------------------
From: anc3b@aol.com
Chief Ramsey assured the Council that neighborhoods were fully staffed
with
police presence before any personnel were assigned to the meeting area.
According to the MPD, there will be even more patrols in the
neighborhoods
than usual.
 

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