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by Marlene Berlin ANC 3F has an opportunity in the coming weeks to craft a more robust partnership with the University of the District of Columbia, one that will benefit both the university and the surrounding community in the decade to come – and beyond. Every ten years, universities in the District must submit a […]
ANC 3F spent some time at its March 16th going over a draft resolution on DDOT’s study of Connecticut Avenue and the potential impacts of removing the reversible rush-hour lanes and adding bike lanes. The commissioners are to vote on the resolution at their next meeting, on Tuesday, April 20th. The resolution states support for […]
by Marlene Berlin In the decade since DC Water revealed plans to rehabilitate the aging sewers in the Soapstone Valley, the primary concern of neighbors and trail users has been the protection of the park’s trees. A recent update on the project makes it clear that DC Water has been listening. DC Water representatives told […]
ANC 3F plans to take up a resolution at its April meeting on DDOT’s Connecticut Avenue reversible lanes study. And it wants our feedback. ANC 3F’s Streets and Sidewalks Committee wrote the draft resolution for the commissioners’ consideration, and committee chair Bob Deyling presented it at ANC 3F’s March 16th meeting. The draft resolution urges […]
Public meetings in the next couple of weeks will discuss some major projects of major import to Rock Creek and Soapstone Trail users and neighbors, and to Connecticut Avenue users and neighbors. All of these meetings will conducted virtually. March 16th – Soapstone Valley sewer rehabilitation The last time DC Water provided an update, we […]
by Marlene Berlin The owner of the Burger King franchise at Van Ness is talking again about closing the location. “Potomac Foods being the last standing Burger King operator in the District, and 40 years of service to your community, it saddens us to have to say goodbye,” wrote Mark James, Potomac’s vice president of […]
Less than a month before a DC-ordered deadline for stormwater mitigation, ANC 3F sent the Van Ness Burger King franchise back to the drawing board. In exchange for a nine-year zoning variance that allows the continued use of the parking lot beyond the drive-thru, Potomac Foods Group agreed in 2018 to repave it with permeable […]
When ANC 3F meets next Tuesday evening, David Cristeal will be the commissioner gaveling the meeting to order. The ANC 3F01 commissioner was voted in as chair for this term at the January meeting (and we thank Monika Nemeth for her two years of service as the ANC chair). It won’t be the ANC’s only […]
The first ANC 3F meeting of 2021 is also the first of a new two-year term. Meeting regulars will see two familiar faces on the Zoom call on Tuesday, January 19th. Monika Nemeth (3F06) and David Cristeal (3F01) ran unopposed for re-election. The other five commissioners are newcomers: Alexandria Appah (3F02), Dipa Mehta (3F03), Stan […]
by Marlene Berlin Ahead of a three-year deadline, the owner of the Burger King franchise in Van Ness is seeking to waive a requirement that it resurface a parking area to allow for stormwater infiltration. The accessory parking lot behind the Burger King and across the alley is zoned for residential use, so every three […]
