Forest Hills Connecticut has asked the candidates running for the new ANC 3F for statements, which we will be publishing this week and the next. We say “new,” because new boundaries and single member districts will take effect on January 1st, 2023. So this will be a chance to get to know the new SMDs […]
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Real estate updates from ANC 3F’s Sept. meeting: UDC retail “starting to fill in,” and developer Jair Lynch has Days Inn property under contract
ANC 3F had a jam-packed agenda at its September 20th meeting, which you can watch in full here: Topics included commercial real estate on Connecticut Avenue in Van Ness, specifically retail spaces controlled by UDC, and the Days Inn property at 4400 Connecticut, which was put up for sale late last year and marketed by […]
ANC 3F Sept. 20 agenda: UDC’s president and a major DC developer
A couple of names of note appear on the agenda of ANC 3F’s meeting on Tuesday, September 20th. One is Ron Mason, the president of the University of the District of Columbia, now in his eighth and final year of leading the institution. The other is Jair Lynch, or rather, the prominent DC-area developer’s real […]
ANC 3F is telling ABRA it’s opposed to a medical marijuana dispensary at 4215 Connecticut Avenue because there’s already someone there
ANC 3F commissioners voted on August 18th to oppose an application to open a medical marijuana dispensary at 4215 Connecticut Avenue, on the grounds that the site is already occupied by Pill Plus Pharmacy, which has a lease on the ground-floor storefront until 2028. The five commissioners present voted unanimously on the motion to oppose […]
DC’s next medical cannabis dispensary could be in Ward 3, and Van Ness is one of the proposed locations
The Van Ness storefront that is currently home to Pill Plus Pharmacy is one of many potential sites for a new medical marijuana dispensary to be located in either Ward 3 or Ward 5. The Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) has one dispensary license available, and six operators vying for it in Ward 3 alone. […]
DC Water says Soapstone sewer project noise is within allowed limits. That’s no comfort to its neighbors.
The noise generated by pumps diverting Soapstone Creek from one of the sewer project sites has generated noise complaints from neighboring residents. FYI this is how it sounds from 7AM – 7PM every single day. I am sure it is in violation of the DC Noise Control Act & hope that @dcra will address my […]
Soapstone sewer project update: Stream restoration under way; noise complaints, and no sewer pipe work for at least 60 days
by Marlene Berlin The sewer rehabilitation project in the Soapstone Valley is also a stream restoration project, intended both to repair damage from years of stormwater erosion and to armor the sewer lines and access points against future stormwater events. Jerrell Johnson of DC Water told ANC 3F’s July 19th meeting (watch the presentation) that […]
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Run for ANC – and be where “the rubber meets the road on local politics”
We will be electing several new advisory neighborhood commissioners in January. Perhaps you will be one of them. Between the redrawing of boundaries after the 2020 Census, and incumbents deciding against running again, there will be turnover at ANCs throughout the District. ANC 3F is no exception. Come January, the ANC will have six seats […]
ANC 3F July 19 agenda: A deputy mayor and a Soapstone update
And a quick note on our neighbors in ANC 3E. The Tenleytown/Friendship Heights advisory neighborhood commission’s July 20th meeting agenda includes updates on two redevelopment projects of local interest: Mazza Gallerie and the Maggiano’s site. Both are being reimagined for mixed uses. Here’s the ANC 3E agenda. And as of this writing, the Zoom link […]
Hey, kids and teens: Sundays this summer, you can help Connecticut Avenue’s pollinator gardens grow
Van Ness Main Street and ANC 3F have a kid-friendly volunteer opportunity (and a chance for teens to earn community service hours) each Sunday through August. Here’s the notice from Kathy Sykes, the master gardener who has led volunteers in planting the pollinator gardens along Connecticut Avenue, and ANC 3F Commissioner James Tandaric: It’s finally […]