COMMUNIT-E
January 13, 2005


HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!



A FAVOR, PLEASE . . .
If you respond directly to a request for a recommendation from
the COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD section, please cc: a
copy to me so that I can share your recommendation with the
other readers. – KS





COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD

**** From: LRol@aol.com
FOR SALE – Fridgidare stainless steel fridge bought this year and too
big for my kitchen. I have all paperwork from Appliance Land.
$1,100.00 new. Best Offer.
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I need some more recommendations for mid-day dog walkers for my
older dog. Thanks

**** From: Haber, Jon <haberj@fleishman.com>
BACKYARD GRADER REFERRAL NEEDED: We are finishing a
remodeling build-out and are looking for a contractor to regrade the
backyard so that water no longer ponds on it. If you have a
recommendation, I’d appreciate it. haberj@fleishman.com.

**** From: Maren Handler Siegel <marenhs@hotmail.com>
Could anyone recommend a charity I can call that will come and pick up
donations of clothes, toys, etc.? I have been told The Salvation Army now
only picks up furniture. Thanks,

**** From KS – Since the Salvos stopped picking up clothing, I have
been making donations to American Rescue Workers. They can be
reached at 301-336-6200 to schedule a pickup.

**** From: Schwartz and Stonner <alschwartz@verizon.net>
FREE: Wooden puppet theater, also doubles as a play store. Made of three
hinged wooden panels, it stands about 4 feet tall. Our kids have outgrown
it but it's still got plenty years of play left in it. If you're
interested, send an e-mail to alschwartz@verizon.net.

**** From: Monettedds@aol.com
Bellini White European crib with 2 drawers and all-cotton mattress
for sale. In excellent condition. Pls. contact Monette Shuttleworth at
202-364-9873. Price negotiable.

**** From: Brian Gore <scoregore@yahoo.com>
We are seeking a contractor and/or designer for a complete kitchen
remodeling project (walls will stay in the same place but everything else is
to be changed). If anyone has recommendations based on a previous
experience, that would be much appreciated.
Thanks, Brian Gore

**** From: john.hoke@longandfoster.com:
You are invited to join the DC Walking Club. The DC Walking Club in
Upper Northwest Washington DC is for people looking for exercise and
connecting with their neighbors. DC Walkers will walk every day in the
morning and early evening from 6 to 7:30 am or from 6 to 7:30 pm.
John and Lisa Hoke

**** LOOKING FOR COPY OF WASHINGTON POST ARTICLE
Does anyone have an electronic copy of the article in last June's Saturday
Washington Post real estate article in the "Where We Live" column on
A.U. Park? If so, would you mind e-mailing it to me? Thank you – KS.

**** From: Ellis, Susan S <EllisSS@state.gov>
I have 2 wood panel doors to give away. Dimensions are 80'' height x 24''
wide x 1 3/8'' thick . They are at back door to basement. Please contact
me for directions.

**** From: Sarah Horsey <shorsey@erols.com>
Our house cleaner is looking for some additional work opportunities. She has
worked for us one day/week for over 20 years; she is legal, speaks English,
requires no supervision and is extremely trustworthy with regard to our house,
belongings and pets. In summary she does a great job for us. Only thing she
can't do is ironing. If interested, please call me at 202-364-2737. Sarah Horsey

**** From: Darnot@aol.com
ADOPT CARL THE COW KITTY!
Carl is a handsome 2 year old boy who is all white with black patches
strategically placed to make him resemble a 10 lb Holstein. He is a very
sweet boy who would thrive in a quiet loving home. He is so thankful for
a warm place to sleep and regular meals! Carl is neutered and up to date
on all his shots! Please consider giving this boy a home. Contact darnot@aol.






ANC 3E MEETING ON THURSDAY, TONIGHT, JANUARY 13TH
From: Polly King Evans <pkingevans@lldhhome.org>
7:30 pm St. Mary's Armenian Apostolic Church
42nd and Fessenden Streets, NW
1. 7:30 - 7:35 Announcements
2. 7:35 - 7:45 Open Forum
3. 7:45 - 7:55 Presentation by 2nd District Police
4. 7:55 - 8:05 Update with Steve Robins of Lerch, Early & Breweron
on the Hecht's development
5. 8:05 - 8:15 General discussion with Gottleib Simon, Executive Director
of the Office of ANC regarding ANC grant giving (Tentative)
6. 9:15 - 9:30 ANC Business
* Election of Officers
* Adoption of Minutes of the December 2004 meeting
* Approval of Treasurer's report
* Approval of FYI 1 Quarter Report






ANC 3B MEETING ON THURSDAY, TONIGHT, JANUARY 13TH
From: anc3b@yahoo.com [Please note new e-mail address]
7 p.m. Guy Mason Recreation Center
3600 Calvert Street, N.W.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
2nd DISTRICT POLICE REPORT
NATIONAL PARK POLICE REPORT
OLD BUSINESS
+ Missing Parking Meters on Wisconsin Avenue
+ Howe Meeting with Patterson Regarding Citywide Call Service
NEXT MEETING: Thursday, February 10th, 2004 at 7:00 p.m.





ANC3F SPECIAL MEETING
From: smtg@anc3f.org
ANC-3F will hold a special public meeting at 7:30pm, Monday, January 17,
2005 to consider BZA application No. 1729 filed by Hillwood Museum and
Gardens, 4155 Linnean Avenue, N.W. seeking to modify certain conditions
governing the Museum's operation in an R-1-A Zone District.
The special meeting will be at:
Capital Memorial Church
3150 Chesapeake Street, N.W.
Information on the application is posted on ANC3F's web site at:
www.anc3f.org/Hillwood.PDF
For additional information contact Commissioner Daniel Klibanoff at: 202
363-6674 or e-mail: DanielKlibanoff@hotmail.com
Comments on this matter may be submitted to ANC-3F by e-mail prior to
the meeting at: anc3f@juno.com
with copy to: DanielKlibanoff@hotmail.com






CRIMES IN THE ‘HOOD

**** From: Stantheman333@aol.com
WHO STOLE THE TURKEY?
Just before Thanksgiving, someone absconded with the 6' inflatable
turkey that was on my front lawn. My house is a home/dental office
at the corner of 50th and Mass. Tom (as we had affectionately
named him) was only up for about 3 days and was kidnapped late at
night........If anyone has any information leading to the capture of the
kidnapper, I will reward them with a free dental cleaning and full
mouth set of x-rays..........
The thief will receive a root canal. Stan Shulman 202-537-1644


**** From KS – For a daily listing of crimes and more detailed information
about the MPD, I urge you to subscribe to the daily crime listing by contacting:
reports@crimereports.com. There are a fair number of home break-ins and
property crimes in our ‘Hood, including thefts from auto and occasional auto
thefts. We also have some assaults and robberies. I only mention a very small
percentage of neighborhood crimes in COMMUNIT-E.

PSA 202
THEFT - 2
5300 Block Wisconsin Ave – R1 reports she placed her purse, which
contained various property, down while she tried on a pair of shoes.
She retrieved her purse and discovered that her wallet with various
property was taken.

PSA 203
3400 Block YUMA ST NW
C1 reports that unknown person(s) used an unknown object and
scratched the entire left side of his vehicle, from hood to the rear panel.
(From KS – there seems to be a rash of this type of auto destruction
lately. I’ve come across several reports of this sort.)






TSUNAMI RELIEF
A number of people, including Councilmember Patterson sent me a
list of organizations where you can send money for the Tsunami
Relief effort. My sense is that most people are now aware of these
places, but if anyone wants the list, just contact me and I will either
send it to you or put it in the next COMMUNIT-E. Thank you to all
who sent the list to me. – KS






ENERGY EFFICIENCY WORKSHOP
From: amybnhoang@aol.com
The DC Energy Office is sponsoring a series of free energy efficiency
workshops for the DC community.
When: Saturday, January 15, 2005
Time: 10 AM - 2 PM
Where: Palisades Community Library, 4901 V. St NW
DC Office Energy Hotline: 202-673-6750

Sounds like an interesting program,
Amy Hoang Wrona
ANC 3E





MORE ON THE RIVER ROAD BARRIER

**** From: Joseph.Cotruvo <Joseph.Cotruvo@verizon.net>
I spoke too soon in my first comment on the barriers at River Rd. , 45th
and Fessenden---before they installed the center section of the barriers
that prevents left turns from River Rd. That intersection was dangerous
and resulted in numerous accidents. There was plenty of visibility with
caution, so the accidents were caused by excessive speed and impatience.
Now the intersection cannot be crossed and it is sending traffic to
Ellicot St. and neighborhood alleys, so it has not solved the problem
but has redirected it.. Many years ago there was a neighborhood traffic
committee that among other things suggested a traffic light at that
triple intersection. The Traffic Dept. refused it because they were
concerned with backups to Western Ave . Perhaps something more creative
might be possible. One option might be constructing a small well marked
and well lit one lane circle, in the British style. There could be
enough room to do it without affecting the abutting properties if the
acute angled corners were trimmed. If there were Stop signs at all of
the entries it might work better than the current barrier yet not
significantly delay traffic from any of the streets. I drove in England
last year and was surprised at the dearth of traffic lights that is
permitted by extensive use of circles (roundabouts). They seem to work .
It would take some attitude adjustments. A Stop on a main road like
River could also be a problem, so perhaps Yields at River and Stops on
45th and Fessenden could work. Just a thought.

**** From: look4me@earthlink.net
It is a dangerous and relatively blind intersection BUT rerouting the
traffic from it to Wisconsin and to Western is madness. Surely, in
almost 2005, someone trained in traffic engineering can devise a system
of stop signs and/or traffic lights that will slow and direct the
vehicles passing through there in some safe and reasonably effective
way. Experiment with those.






ANC 3F COMMISSIONERS 2005-2006
From: anc3f@anc3f.org

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3F
North Cleveland Park/Forest Hills/Tenleytown

Office:
Suite 39/CC08
4200 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20008

Mail address:
4401-A Connecticut Avenue, N.W. #244
Washington, D.C. 20008-2322

Telephone: 202 362-6120
Fax: 202 686-7237 fax
E-mail: ANC3F@juno.com

ANC 3F Commissioners 2005-2006

3F01 - Carl Kessler
3636 Alton Place, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008-4220
202 363-1588 home
202 363-1588 fax
e-mail: anc3f01@starpower.net

3F02 - Karen Perry
3003 Van Ness Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008-4701
202 363-6748
e-mail: karenperry2@juno.com

3F03 - Robert V. Maudlin
2906 Ellicott Terrace. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008-1023
202 363-5204 office/home
e-mail: maudlin@alum.mit.edu

3F04 -Frank Winstead
4545 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008
202 364-7228 office/home
e-mail: fwinstead@hotmail.com
3F05 - Mital Gandhi
4801 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. #824
Washington, D.C. 20008-2209
202 486-1000 home
e-mail: mital@mydcrep.com

3F06 - Cathy Wiss
3810 Albemarle Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20016-1838
202 966-1310 home
202 966-1310 fax (call first)
e-mail: schumannwiss@juno.com

3F07 - Daniel Klibanoff
3801 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20008-
202 363-6674 home
e-mail: DanielKlibanoff@hotmail.com

For a map of ANC3F and the single member districts visit www.anc3f.org
<http://www.anc3f.org/3fmap03.htm>






MINI-GRANTS FROM GARDEN RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON
From: Floto, Mary Ann (EOM) <maryann.floto@dc.gov>
Mini-Grants up to $1,000 are available from Garden Resources of Washington
for community & youth gardening projects located in the District of Columbia
Application deadline is February 18, 2005.

WHO CAN APPLY? Neighborhood & youth groups, schools,
after-school programs, civic associations, churches, nursing homes,
shelters, transitional housing, community gardens, etc.

Potential applicants are asked to attend one of the information
meetings:
-- Thurs Jan 13th, 6:30 pm, Martin Luther King Jr Library, 9th & G NW
-- Sat Jan 22nd 9:30 am, Washington Highlands Library, Atlantic & South
Capitol SW
-- Sat Jan 29th 9:30 am, Capitol View Library, 50th & Central Ave SE

For more information, visit www.growdc.org or contact
GROW at grow19@aol.com or 202-234-0591.






HELP CREATE DC'S FUTURE (DC COMP. PLAN)
From: chowhoundfred <fvinson@flash.net>
From the DC Office of Planning:

Please Join Us: The DC Office of Planning invites you to attend a
community workshop on the day and location most convenient to you.
Public Workshop Dates: January 25, 26, or 27 in the evening and 29
in the morning.

The Office of Planning is holding the first of a series of community
workshops to involve the entire community in learning about and
revising DC's Comprehensive Plan. The Plan guides how and where we
as a city will grow. It will provide the policy and planning
guidance we need to address the issues facing the District today.

The workshops will provide you with an opportunity to offer your
thoughts about four major challenges that we must address as we plan
for our future.
o Housing Choices
o Transportation and Land Use
o Education and Employment
o Environmental Protection
For more information now and in the future visit:
http://www.inclusivecity.org







COUNCILMEMBER KATHY PATTERSON'S E-NEWSLETTER #33
From: Pagano, Penny (COUNCIL) <ppagano@dccouncil.us>

As the Council concludes its work for this Council period, and Kathy
prepares to leave the Judiciary Committee after two terms as its Chair, she
wanted to share with you some of the latest developments and actions at the
Council:

In the proposed plan, I will become Chair of the Committee on
Education, Libraries and Recreation, assuming the Council approves the
assignments as proposed by Chairman Linda Cropp. I look forward to
this assignment and to working with the Board of Education and
Superintendent Janey as well as Mayor Williams, Council colleagues,
parents, and school employees.

In other actions last Tuesday the Council gave final approval to
four Judiciary Committee bills, and a joint Judiciary-Human Services
bill on child welfare.

Here is a summary of the legislation:

The Council voted 12-1 to approve landmark legislation that gives
the Metropolitan Police Department statutory guidelines for handling
political demonstrations and ensures the free speech and assembly rights
of residents and visitors to the nation's capital. Bill 15-968, the "First
Amendment Rights and Police Standard Act of 2004" includes a "crowd
management" policy for handling political demonstrations, emphasizes
communication and voluntary compliance, and precludes preemptive
actions that tend to chill First Amendment expression. Provisions of the
bill restrict use of police lines to encircle and entrap demonstrators unless
there is probable cause to arrest, and restrict use of wrist-to-ankle restraints
on nonviolent demonstrators. This legislation follows a Council investigation
of the Metropolitan Police Department handling of anti-war and anti-globalization
demonstrations between 2000 and 2002. The American Civil Liberties Union
called this bill "the single most important piece of legislation" passed
by the Council this session to protect constitutional rights and ensure
public safety.

The Council approved approved Bill 15-712, the "Omnibus Public
Safety Ex-Offender Self-Sufficiency Reform Amendment Act of 2004" to reduce
barriers encountered by ex-offenders who return to the District from prison. The bill
reduces the burden of large child support arrears payments accumulated by
individuals while incarcerated by providing a procedure through which these
child support obligations may be modified or suspended during periods of
incarceration; changes the licensure requirements for certain occupations so
that ex-offenders are not prohibited from obtaining professional licenses
unless the specific offenses committed by the individual bear directly on
their fitness for licensure; creates the opportunity for individuals who
successfully complete substance abuse treatment programs to have their
sentences reduced by up to one year and clarifies that housing assistance
provided through the Housing Production Trust Fund for very low-income
households should not exclude otherwise eligible ex-offenders

Approved Bill 15-1073, the "Electronic Recording Procedures Act of 2004"
that requires the MPD to electronically record interrogations of persons
suspected of committing a dangerous crime, a policy previously approved by
the DC Council but one the department has failed to implement over the last
two years. Legislation enacted in December 2002 required the MPD to develop
regulations requiring videotaping of interviews, but the department has
neither required the practice nor produced regulations that are consistent
with the earlier law.

Approved Bill 15-389, "Child in Need of Protection Amendment Act of 2004"
designed to strengthen child protection in the District of Columbia by
supporting sound child welfare practices. The bill emphasizes the
prevention of child abuse and neglect, as well as a swifter and more
effective response when abuse or neglect has occurred, and includes numerous
provisions to ensure child safety and accountability for results. The bill
requires the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) to initiate an
investigation of alleged abuse and neglect within 24 hours, complete an
initial investigation within the next 24 hours, and complete the full
investigation within 30 days. It also provides confidentiality protections
for records and information in the possession of the Children's Advocacy
Center (CAC), gives guidance on the design of neighborhood-based programs
emphasizing prevention of child abuse and neglect, along with reporting and
accountability provisions for community programs that receive public
funding. The bill also eliminates CFSA's authority to place children in
unlicensed, informal, third-party placements, extends to 72 hours the time
frame in which a court shelter care hearing must commence for a child taken
into custody following an investigation of abuse or neglect, and authorizes
CFSA to convene meetings (known as "family team meetings") of a child's
family and relatives, public and private workers who provide services to the
child, and the child's guardian ad litem, to create a safety plan for a
child in the 72-hour period before the shelter care hearing.


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