The March 18th update from UDC: The campus plan and community-campus task force meetings have been postponed until further notice. The March 13th update from ANC 3F chairwoman Monika Nemeth: Given the current state of affairs with the emergency, ANC 3F has decided that it is best to cancel the March 17 meeting out of […]
ANC 3F Feb. meeting highlights: Support for Albemarle traffic calming study; UDC seeks larger budget; Concerns about “Clean River” charge on DC Water bills
by Marlene Berlin ANC 3F’s meeting last Tuesday, February 19th was jam-packed with information on happenings in our neighborhood. Here are a few highlights. Other items that came up in the meeting are addressed in separate posts: the flooding where Broad Branch stream is piped under Broad Branch Road, where the Soapstone sewer rehabilitation project […]
UDC seeking DC Council’s approval for 3-year lease, then purchase of 4250 Connecticut
Plans by 4250 Connecticut’s owner, Bernstein Management Company, to lease retail space and to upgrade building facade have ceased as the University of the District of Columbia pursues a lease-purchase of the property. UDC is seeking the DC Council’s approval first for a three-year master lease, then capital budget funding for purchase. Troy LeMaile-Stovall, the […]
ANC 3F Feb. 20 agenda: DC Water on rates and meters; Cumberland crosswalk; a ‘green’ Connecticut Ave.
The agenda (below) for ANC 3F’s February 20th meeting is packed with community issues past, present and future. DC Water and DCRA will have representatives there to talk about current initiatives and policies. The ANC will discuss potential impacts of the upcoming development at 3900 Wisconsin, which will be transformed from Fannie Mae’s headquarters to […]
ANC 3F March agenda: Hearst pool; Soapstone erosion help
We weren’t joking when we echoed a DCist writer’s recent conclusion that ANC meetings are as entertaining as they are informative. Knowing what’s happening in the neighborhood is also quite satisfying, and your next chance at achieving that sense of accomplishment is coming up at ANC 3F’s March meeting. The advisory neighborhood commission for Forest […]
ANC 3F Feb. summary: Developers’ plans for 3101 Albemarle and Fannie Mae buildings
by Marlene Berlin After reading through this summary you’ll marvel that ANC 3F managed to pack everything into a couple of hours. Chair Malachy Nugent has mastered the task of keeping a packed agenda moving. The February 21st meeting included lots of updates on happenings in and adjacent to the neighborhood. You can watch the […]
ANC 3F Feb. agenda: CM Silverman speaks; Soapstone water quality
At-large Council member Elissa Silverman is a featured speaker at the next meeting of ANC 3F. The meeting on Tuesday, February 21st begins at 7:30 p.m., and will be held at the University of the District of Columbia’s Building 44, in Room A03. ANC 3F’s website has a map and directions. The draft agenda below […]
UPDATE: Learn more about Rock Creek Nature and Horse Center renovations Jan. 17 and 25
****UPDATE***** Because of the forecast for ice and snow the morning of Saturday, January 14th, the National Park Service has postponed its informational sessions on the four concepts for renovating the Rock Creek Nature Center and Horse Center to Wednesday, January 25th from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. This session is for people interested in all […]
ANC 3F Nov. 15 agenda: Sidwell expansion, Hearst Park’s pool
What’s the status of the Sidwell Friends expansion plan? Where does the Hearst Park (and possibly pool) project stand? Presentations on these subjects are on the agenda of the ANC 3F’s next meeting this Tuesday, November 15th. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Forest Hills of DC (4901 Connecticut Avenue). […]
ANC 3F Oct. agenda: An ambassador’s guard; Washington Gas work
ANC 3F’s agenda for its meeting Tuesday, October 18th includes presentations by the Kuwaiti embassy (regarding a new guard’s booth at its ambassador’s residence, not its plans to expand the embassy on Tilden) and Washington Gas (regarding work on Linnean Avenue). The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at Forest Hills of DC (4901 Connecticut […]