You might give a call to the D. C. Humane Society and the Animal
Rescue League, because those are 2 places a frantic owner might
check. Ann Ingram

If anybody has any helpful and constructive advice on how to deal with PEPCO, I'd appreciate
letting me know. Here are the gory details: During a storm last Thanksgiving (!!!) a good part
of my oak came down, taking the power supply line with it. It was repaired pronto the
following week, but the final hook-up to the meter and the weather head has to be done by
PEPCO. I have emailed and called PEPCO's customer service department and their engineering
department many times to no avail. Telephone calls and emails are never returned. I have
actually gone to one of their customer service centers, however that turned out to be a
disaster since the person did speak such poor English that she could not figure out what I
was talking about. In the mean time my electric supply line is held up to the house by a rope
( I am not kidding). Again, any helpful advice is appreciated.

Trash, Recycling Holiday Collection Schedule Announced for Independence
Day, Friday, July 4

(Washington, DC) The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) announced today
how services will be affected in observance of Independence Day on
Friday, July 4, 2008.

Trash and Recycling Collections: There will be no trash and recycling
collections. All Friday trash and recycling collections will "slide" to
the next day. Trash and recycling containers should be put out for
collection no earlier than 6:30 pm the night before collection and
removed from public space by 8 pm on the day(s) of collection.

Parking Enforcement: DPW will suspend enforcement of parking meters,
residential parking, and rush hour lane restrictions. It also will
suspend towing of abandoned vehicles.

Ft. Totten: Ft. Totten Trash Transfer Station will be closed Friday.
It will reopen Saturday for residents to bring bulk trash.

Other services that will be suspended for Independence Day include
scheduled street and alley cleaning, graffiti removal, and nuisance
abatement.

Household Hazardous Waste/E-Cycling/Shredding: The Benning Road Trash
Transfer Station, at 3200 Benning Road, NE, will be open Saturday, July
5, 8 am to 3 pm to receive residents' unwanted toxic items, such as
pesticides, batteries and motor oil. Electronics, including
televisions, computers and cell phones, will be accepted. Residents
also may bring up to five boxes of personal paper documents and credit
cards to be shredded for free.

To view DPW's trash and recycling holiday schedule for the remainder of
the year, visit http://www.dpw.dc.gov <http://www.dpw.dc.gov/> and
click on Holiday Schedule
<http://www.dpw.dc.gov/dpw/cwp/view,a,1200,q,637514,dpwNAV,|31204|.asp>
under the "Information" header or call the Mayor's Citywide Call Center
at 311 or (202) 727-1000 if calling from outside the District.

Nancee Lyons

Public Affairs Specialist

DC Department of Public Works

2000 14th Street, NW

Washington, DC 20009

(202) 671-2637, 671-0642 (fax)

www.dpw.dc.gov

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