The Hill is Home

Entries Tagged as 'community meetings'

CSX Meeting Tonight!

November 30th, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill South, Capitol Riverfront/ Near Southeast

CSX and the District Department of Transportation will hold a second public meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 30 to discuss alternatives for the Virginia Avenue Tunnel project at the conference center at Nationals Park. There will be a formal presentation beginning at 7:00 p.m. followed by a moderated question and answer [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Limited School Spots Create Demand — and Suspicions

July 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill, Capitol Hill North, Capitol Hill South, DC, Eastern Market

With DC schools welcoming students in less than a month, waiting lists at sought-after Hill elementary schools have shaken out a teensy bit to allow some lucky few to enroll their children come Aug. 22. But luck here is relative. Peabody Elementary  preschool program here on the Hill  has the longest waitlist in the city [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ··

ANC 6B June Meeting Recap

June 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Barney Circle, Barracks Row, Capitol Hill South, Eastern Market, New Hill East

In case you decided to spend your evening doing something a bit more fun than sitting through a community meeting, here is what you missed: The ANC and Hill Center agreed on a voluntary agreement for a liquor license, displeasing a very vocal group of neighbors; the decision on supporting a fast food exemption to [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ··

Upcoming Community Meetings

June 7th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill

As I mentioned this morning in Hill Buzz, there is a special call meeting on the Hine School on June 21st to see a presentation of the revised plans; hear the community’s reactions; and vote on a second resolution.  The meeting will be at 7pm at The People’s Church, located at 535 8th St SE.  [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Redistricting Meetings Tonight; Hearing and Rally Wednesday

May 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, New Hill East

There will be a community meeting with Phil Mendelson tonight at 6:30 pm at St. Coletta’s School, located at 1901 Independence Avenue SE.  As Commissioner Brian Flahaven explained, “this is our last chance for a community discussion with redistricting subcommittee member Phil Mendelson before the hearing and Council vote. Make sure your voice is heard! [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ····

6A Takes A Postion on Redistricting

May 18th, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill North, Kingman Park, New Hill East, Rosedale

At its May meeting, ANC 6A in Northeast Capitol Hill voted to take a position on redistricting, with rumors abounding as to the possible loss of communities on its eastern edge to Ward 7.  In a letter to Councilmembers Brown, Evans and Mendelson – members of the Special Committee on Redistricting – the ANC not [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ···

Ward 6 State of the Schools this Saturday

May 13th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Capitol Hill

Join Tommy Wells and Acting Chancellor Kaya Henderson this Saturday at Eastern High School to learn more about Ward 6 public schools and to learn about the city’s plans for them.  This is a great chance to share your ideas on how to improve our schools and to meet with DCPS leadership. Refreshments will be [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Upcoming Community Meetings

May 9th, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill, DC

Among many liquor license and zoning issue agenda items this month, the ANCs are all finalizing and voting on their resolutions on recommendations for the upcoming redistricting.  I am expecting each group to recommend that the city leave their boundary lines as-is, but the City Council’s subcommittee will have the ultimate say.  In other news, [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

Upcoming Community Meetings

April 11th, 2011 · No Comments · Capitol Hill

In addition to the regularly scheduled PSA and ANC meetings this month, please also mark your calendar for an update on the Streetcar project. On Wednesday, April 20, the DDOT will hold the first of a series of quarterly public meetings for the H Street/Benning Road DC Streetcar Project, which will be held at the [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ·

ANC 6A’s March Meeting

March 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Capitol Hill North, H Street

ANC 6A had a relatively light agenda for March.  The meeting began with approvals for a number of recommendations by the ANC’s committees.  First was a grant for $1,767 to the Maury Elementary PTA for the purchase of 3 overhead projectors that are otherwise out of scope for what is available to purchase through regular [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: ···