ANC 3F’s January 14th meeting covered a lot of ground and made a lot of news, including:
- The exterior demolition of UDC’s tallest structure, Building 41, is to begin this month.
- Albemarle Street east of Connecticut might not reopen until the end of July.
- And DDOT scrapped a proposal to make Davenport Street between Linnean Avenue and Broad Branch Road an eastbound one-way.
And there’s still more news than we’re able to get to in this post, but here are more highlights.
Murch Elementary is down two crossing guards. ANC 3F04 Commissioner Claudette David said Murch needs crossing guards at Davenport Street and Connecticut Avenue, and at Davenport and Reno Road. David and 3F01 Commissioner Amy Rofman are co-hosting a virtual meeting with DDOT tonight at 7 p.m. to discuss that and other traffic safety concerns in the neighborhood. DDOT is currently recruiting more of these critical employees, and encouraging people interested in the “Safety Technician” jobs to apply at tinyurl.com/DDOTSafetyTech.
The ANC has new officers. Courtney Carlson of ANC 3F06 will stay on as chair for another year. 3F03’s Mitch Baer is now vice chair after serving as the treasurer in his previous term. The commission’s two newcomers, 3F02’s Sue Guzman and Amy Rofman of 3F01, are the new treasurer and secretary.
Commissioner Baer also proposed changing an ANC bylaw that limits the chair to serving two years. The commissioners will vote on the proposal at the February 18th meeting.
ANC 3F continues to have four standing committees, which can be chaired either by commissioners or unelected committee members. Teri Huet, who previously held the 3F02 seat, still chairs the Housing and Neighborhoods Committee. Baer continues on as chair of Parks and Watersheds. Paul Harrison still heads Streets and Sidewalks. And Sue Guzman is taking on leadership of Schools and Universities.
ANC 3F has grant money for community projects. Commissioner Rofman talked about it at the meeting, and wrote this guide for us:
Did you know ANC 3F can provide grants supporting projects in the community?
Advisory Neighborhood Commissions (ANC) have the ability to provide small grants benefiting their communities. For example, 3F resident Kathy Sykes has spearheaded important, innovative environmental protection under this program through the special pollinator and wildlife gardens up Connecticut Avenue.
ANC 3F grants have helped cover the costs of planting the Connecticut Avenue pollinator gardens.
Who can apply?
Applicants must be organizations, but they do not have to be officially incorporated organizations. According to the Office of the ANC, informal community organizations, such as a group of neighbors, may receive a grant. The caveat is that a check cannot be made out to an individual. Some organizations get a fiscal sponsor through a formal organized entity.
The grants also cannot benefit a specific individual. In addition, the grants cannot cover activities that the District government is responsible for handling. For the six single-member districts of ANC 3F, the grants have been generally in the ballpark of $3,000. You can see a list of past grants on the ANC 3F website.
How to apply
The application and more information is at anc3f.com/grants. Contact your ANC commissioner to let them know you are applying. (And if you don’t know who represents your single-member district, visit openanc.org and enter your address.)
Once you fill out the application, you should send it to both the DC Office of the ANC ([email protected]) and the ANC 3F commissioners ([email protected]). Questions? The point of contact at the Office of the ANC is legal counsel Denise Wiktor ([email protected]). The Office of the ANC can also work with an applicant to tweak their proposal.
Both the Office of the ANC and ANC must approve the grant for it to move forward. And all with great ideas to benefit our community are encouraged to apply.
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