SMD 4B04 Community News

From

ANC Commissioner James Sydnor 202-421-3541

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

 

Special Meeting Thursday, April 2nd held at the Takoma Rec Center. The meeting is regarding a Zoning Regulations Rewrite for low and Moderate Density Residential Homes. The zoning commission is holding a hearing on April 9, 6:30 p.m. Most of our SMDs would be affected by this change. The proposal would effectively shrink side yards and make other changes in height. It's not complicated, but there are a great many proposed changes. There will be a representative from the zoning commission to give a presentation and to floor questions.

 

Next 4B04 Single Member District meeting will be Monday April 20th at 6:30 pm held at the Holy Comforter Church located at 7th and Oglethorpe St NW

 

Next Advisory Neighborhood Commission meeting will be Monday, April 27th at 6:30 pm held at the 4D MPD on Georgia and Peabody St. NW.

 

Outreach:

 

FOUR (4) YEARS FREE for African American Male High School Seniors - Do you know any Black Males (who are Seniors in high school) who want to go to college for FREE. The black colleges are looking for future Black Male Teachers and will send them to Universities/ Colleges FOUR (4) YEARS FREE; THIS IS FOR MALES ONLY.

1. Have parents fill out this application.
2. Read the Mission Statement. There are Ten (10) different South Carolina Colleges or Universities including: Benedict College, Claflin University, Clemson University, Morris College, South Carolina State University, Greenville Technical College, Midlands Technical College, Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College, Tri-County Technical College, and Trident Technical College

3. For additional information go to the web link at: http://www.callmemister.clemson.edu/index.htm


The Metropolitan Police Department invites the immediate family members of Open Homicide Cases (2006-2009) to join us for a special personal meeting with a homicide detective. Officials from the Homicide and Sexual Assault Branch and US Attorney's Office will also be available to discuss the current status of the cases. Meetings are open ONLY to the decedents' immediate family members or their designee. All attendees must provide photo identification establishing their identity. Appointments are available from 4 PM to 8 PM on April 22, 2008. Please contact the MPD's Family Liaison Specialists Unit at (202) 645-6363 by April 20, 2009 to schedule an appointment.

 

DDOT Announces Potholepalooza, a month long campaign to encourage residents and commuters to call or e-mail requests for pothole repairs.  Starting March 11th through April 11th, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), the agency responsible for the repair of potholes for the District, will work to repair identified potholes within 48 hours.  

 

District residents and Commuters can notify DDOT about these hazards in a variety of ways: call the Mayor's Call Center at 311; use the On-line Service Request Center at www.dc.gov ; or send an e-mail to Potholepalooza@dc.gov.  Callers must identify the location including the correct quadrant (northwest, northeast, and southeast, southwest) in the city with as much detail as possible, including the approximate size and depth of the pothole. 

 

The D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB): released an information alert on new provisions in the recently enacted stimulus law, which amends COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act). COBRA provides certain former employees the right to continue their health insurance coverage at group rates on a temporary basis. A significant provision included in the stimulus law established a new federal subsidy of up to 65 percent the cost of COBRA benefits for up to nine months for eligible employees who involuntarily lose their jobs between Sept. 1, 2008, and Dec. 31, 2009. 

 

In the announcement, also available on DISB's Web site at www.disb.dc.gov, DISB answers key questions such as does the law extend the length of time for the group continuation coverage; where should eligible individuals sign up; and what to do if an employer refuses to provide group continuation coverage. District residents may visit the Web site to read the full announcement. Any resident needing more information on COBRA, please contact DISB at (202) 727-8000.

 

Additional Information:

 

The following link is for ABRA Notice of Public Hearing.  The hearing will be on May 11, 2009, at 10:00 AM, at 941 North Capitol St., NE, Ste 7200.

http://abra.dc.gov/abra/frames.asp?doc=/abra/lib/abra/cedar_crossing.pdf

 

The following link is for the Zoning Comm's Order 05-30A, approving the application for a two-year time extension of the approved PUD for West Group Development Company and The Jarvis Company on behalf of 6000 New Hampshire Avenue, LLC.

http://dcoz.dc.gov/orders/05-30A.pdf

 

The following link is for the Zoning Comm's Text Amendments 11 DCMR, for regulating firearms retail sales establishments; Z.C. Case No. 08-20.

http://dcoz.dc.gov/orders/08-20.pdf