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WARD
REPORTS
(Published February
25, 2002)
WARD 1 GIANT PROJECT ADVANCES: Construction of a new Giant Food store and adjacent
housing on Park Road in Columbia Heights, just east of 14th Street NW,
is expected to begin this summer. The D.C. Zoning Commission unanimously
approved a zoning change on Feb. 12, clearing the way for Washington-based
Horning Brothers, the lead developer, to begin building on the vacant
land for which it was awarded development rights two years ago by the
Redevelopment Land Agency. WARD 2 DEBATING PETTY CASH: Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2A officers say
the commission is still deciding whether to follow the recommendation
of D.C. Auditor Deborah K. Nichols that it set up a petty cash fund as
an alternative to commissioners regularly spending their own funds on
ANC business, then seeking reimbursement. WARD 3 SCIENCE BOWL WINNERS: Students from Sidwell Friends School won the right
Feb. 23 to represent the District of Columbia in the 12th Anniversary
National Science Bowl competition, sponsored by the U.S. Department of
Energy. Sidwell's team will face 62 other student teams from across the
country in the national contest May 3-6 at the National 4-H Center in
suburban Chevy Chase. The national champions will win a two-week trip
to London to attend the International Youth Science Forum. WARD 4 GOP VISITS WARD 4: Continuing its recent practice of taking its monthly meetings on the road, the D.C. Republican Committee will meet Feb. 26 at First Baptist Church, 712 Randolph St. NW. Dylan Glenn, special assistant for economic policy to President George W. Bush, will speak at about 7 p.m. Registration and refreshments begin at 6:30 p.m., with a special demonstration of the District's new voting machines to be presented at 6:45 p.m. by the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics. At-Large Councilman David Catania also will be in attendance. The meeting is open to the public. WARD 5 CUA CAMPUS PLAN: The Catholic University of America's new campus plan
will be presented March 5 during the monthly meeting of the Michigan Park
Citizens Association. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. at
Bunker Hill Elementary School, 1401 Michigan Ave. NE. WARD 6 ANACOSTIA ISLANDS UPDATE: Habitat restoration on Heritage Island in the
Anacostia River is expected to begin this spring, while a more extensive
project to create nature and recreation areas on larger Kingman Island
still awaits completion of environmental tests to determine the extent
of low-level contamination. WARD 7 WILL HE RUN? Councilman Kevin P. Chavous predicted at the end of last
year that he would make a decision sometime in February or March about
whether to challenge Mayor Anthony A. Williams' re-election. While no
decision had been announced at press time, the Ward 7 Democrat was beginning
to look more like a candidate last week as his office issued several press
releases - normally, an infrequent occurrence. WARD 8 NEW TRAFFIC CONCERNS: Advisory Neighborhood Commission 8B Chairman Jacque
D. Patterson says the city needs to conduct a traffic study along Alabama
Avenue SE now, before the huge Henson Ridge development being built on
the former site of the Frederick Douglass Dwellings public housing complex
is completed and inhabited. Patterson said neighboring residents already
are concerned about potential traffic congestion along the area's main
thoroughfares as hundreds of new residents - with cars - are expected
to move into the new homes. |
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