In Shaw

Neighbors,
The admission deadline for McKinley Technology High School is April 2,
2004.
Please share this information with friends and neighbors whose children
will
be entering the 9th or 10th grade this September. Additional
information
follows.

McKinley Technology High School will open in the fall of 2004 with 9th
and
10th grade students recruited from across Washington, DC. The school
will
offer a learning environment that is digitally enhanced to allow for
teachers and students to engage in a project based curriculum that has
the
rigor of a first class liberal arts education and the job skills of a
technical program.

McKinley Technology High School will provide students the opportunity
to
pursue an intense focus in bio/medical technology
, information technology
, and/or broadcast technology
.

Admission to McKinley Technology High School is by a competitive
application
process. The process ensures that students who enter McKinley Tech have
demonstrated sufficient academic success, social maturity and the
personal
discipline necessary to be successful. Students from throughout the
District
of Columbia are invited to apply. The deadline for applying for
admission is
April 2, 2004.

The application process will ask for the following information:

* A photocopy of an official grade report from the last two years
* Attendance record for the last two years
* Recommendation forms
* An essay written by the student
* A personal interview
* A writing sample

Admissions information and applications for McKinley Technology High
School
are available in PDF format by clicking on the links below:

MTHS 2004-2005 Application in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) version

MTHS 2004-2005 Application Information Packet
in Adobe Acrobat
(pdf)
version

Hardcopy applications are available at the school's temporary offices
at
1709 3rd Street, NE. For more information, call 202-576-8058 or email
the
principal at daniel.gohl@k12.dc.us.
Best,
Jim Berry
ANC 5C

# posted by Mari : 7:53 AM

Neighbors,

Below please find important information concerning Hazardous Waste
Collection events scheduled to occur in April 2004.

Best,

Jim Berry
ANC 5C

HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION - 4/3 & 4/24

The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) will hold its bi-annual
household
hazardous waste event at two
locations on Saturday, April 3 from 9 AM to 3 PM.

Residents may bring household chemicals and other materials to the
Carter
Barron Amphitheatre parking lot at 16th and Kennedy Streets, NW or to
the
Penn
Branch Shopping Center parking lot at 3220 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.
This
drop-off service is free and open to all District residents.

DC residents can bring items including old cleaning and gardening
chemicals,
small quantities of gasoline,pesticides and poisons, acids, varnish,
oil-based paints, solvents, aerosols, wood preservatives, spent
batteries of
all kinds, roofing tar, chemistry sets, automotive fluids, even
asbestos
floor tiles to the collection site for environmentally safe disposal.

A professional hazardous waste contractor will remove materials
from residents' vehicles. The materials will then be taken to an
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-approved facility for processing.

Electronics recycling, normally conducted in conjunction with the
household
hazardous waste collection, will instead take place at the Carter
Barron
parking lot on April 24, from 9 am - 3 pm.

Residents are asked to bring computers, cell phones,television sets,
office
equipment and other electronics to that special collection event.

Iems that will not be accepted during the Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Day include munitions, explosives, bulk trash, wooden TV
consoles, propane tanks, microwave ovens and other appliances, as well
as radioactive or biologically active wastes.

For more information on household hazardous waste,visit the DPW website
at
http://www.dpw.dc.gov/info/house_haz_waste.shtml

Neighbors,

On Thursday, April 1, 2004, the kick-off event for the Keep America
Beautiful Great American Cleanup will take place at 1st and O Streets,
N.W.,
commencing at 10:00 a.m. I know that this is a workday and a weekday;
hence, it is not terribly convenient for most. Nevertheless, I
encourage you
to attend and participate, if you can.

Best,

Jim Berry
ANC 5C

Here is the content of a recent fact sheet on nuisance vacant properties.

For a copy of the fact sheet, (electronic or via fax) reply to this email.

Who to contact regarding nuisance vacant or abandoned properties.

Report Vacant Homes:
1) Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs
Ø Neighborhood Stabilization Program - 442-4610
(Contacts the owner and enforces codes to ensure
that the house is brought up to standards. Also imposes fines for unkempt
homes.
http://www.dcra.dc.gov/about/index_hra.shtm

2) Office of Tax & Revenue fax# 442-6691
http://cfo.dc.gov/services/tax/forms/tax_forms/pdf/vacant_prop_reporting_for
m.xls
Higher tax fines for owners of abandoned/vacant homes- 5 times the normal
rate

3) United States Attorney's Office/Fourth District
Report Nuisance Properties (for abatement action)
Ø Michelle McIver, 576-5255, Community Specialist

4) DC Office of Corporation Counsel (Neighborhood & Victims Services
Division)
Ø Nicholas Majett, 727-4171, Legal Counsel

5) Jose Sueiro, 671-2338, Ward One, Neighborhood Services Coordinator,
Office of the City Administrator

6) Office of the Fire Marshal (to have homes posted with unlawful entry
sticker), 727.1600

7) Report People in Vacant Homes: AUTOMATIC ARREST IF HOME IS POSTED BY FIRE
MARSHAL FOR NO ENTRY
Ø Metropolitan Police Department/Fourth District/ 3-1-1

8) Yvonne Smith, MPD Community Outreach & Ward One Mayor's Core Team
ysmith@mpdc.org ? 202.576.8227 phone

9) Operation Crackdown- Bar Association of the District of Columbia
(Volunteer Lawyers)
http://www.badc.org/html/ylocd.htm
(202) 293-1348 opcrackdown@aol.com

In an effort to reduce crime and social disorder in the local Patrol Service
Areas (PSAs), officers of the Fourth District Substation have begun working
on the "Board Up and Lock Up" project. Vacant properties have long
contributed to quality of life issues in the District. Metropolitan Police
Department have partnered with its fellow members of the Ward One Mayor's
Core Team to begin addressing the issues associated with vacant properties.
All vacant properties will be reported to the Department of Consumer and
Regulatory Affairs (DCRA). Officers will make sure each site has been
reported to the Office of the Fire Marshal to determine if they are eligible
for posting. Once homes are posted (though postings may be illegally
removed), officers will make arrests. This means anyone caught inside,
without official permission from the owner (i.e. making repairs) will be
immediately arrested. A hotline will be provided to neighbors, surrounding
vacant homes to report any violations. We will not tolerate vacant nuisance
properties in our neighborhood! This effort is another way officers and
neighbors can do their part to help "Take a Bite Out of Crime."

Yvonne Smith, Community Outreach
Metropolitan Police Department
750 Park Road, NW
Washington, DC 20010
202.576.8227 phone

MEETING NOTICE

The D.C.DEPT.of HEALTH's VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
is
Friday April 16,2004 9:30 a.m. 825 North Capitol St.N.E. 4th Floor Room
4131.I chair the sub-committee on CHILD MALTREATMENT. pass the word.
Bishop
Imagene B.Stewart www.houseofimagene.org

Housing and Home Ownership
Tax Assessments Public Meeting: Sposored by Councilmember Phil Mendelson's Office
Community Meeting on Property Tax Assessments, sponsored by At-Large Councilmember Phil Mendelson's office.

Date: Thursday March 25, 2004
Time: 7:00 PM
RE: Tax Assessments & understanding the Appeals Process
Location: Watha T. Daniel Library, 1701 8th St. NW @ RI Avenue, for residents of Shaw, LeDroit Park, and Eckington.

Questions, contact the Councilmember's office at: 202.727.8274.

SHAW ECO VILLAGE NEEDS SPACE

Hello!

Shaw EcoVillage (SEV), a 501©3 non-profit, operating in the Shaw
neighborhood, is looking for space and we need your help!

Shaw EcoVillage trains youth to be catalysts for sustainable change in
Washington, DC’s urban neighborhoods. We do this through two programs,
EcoDesign Corps and Chain Reaction. EcoDesign Corps empowers youth by
engaging them in hands-on community based projects and providing them with
the design and organizing skills necessary to create sustainable economic,
environmental, and social change in DC. Chain Reaction educates youth about
the role of the bicycle in sustainable communities, equips youth with job
skills, and provides residents of Washington, DC, with safe, affordable, and
pollution-free transportation.

If you know of any space available, within the boundaries of Shaw, meeting
the following specifications, please contact Noel Petrie at 202.265.2019, or
sev.noelpetrie@verizon.net.

1. Rent: SEV cannot afford more than $2,200 a month for any new property.
Our current rent is $1460 per month.
2. Retail Space: The new location must have at least 1500 square feet of
1st floor retail and storage space.
3. Program and Education Space: A new location must have adequate space for
onsite Chain Reaction Programs and School Year EDC Programming. This means
400 square feet for Chain Reaction classroom space and 400 square feet of
EDC classroom space. Totaling 800 square feet.
4. Office Space: 600 square feet of office space is needed.
5. Outdoor Space: 400 square feet of parking / outdoor work space is needed
6. Utilities to Code: All utilities must be to code and able to handle the
demands of the retail and office equipment.
If you have any questions, would like more information, or would like to
contribute to our efforts, please do not hesitate to call.

Thanks for your time, attention, and support!

Best,

Noel

Noel Petrie
Outreach and Development Coordinator
Shaw EcoVillage
202.265.2019
1701 6th St., NW
Washington, DC 20001
sev.noelpetrie@verizon.net
www.shawecovillage.com

Brief Notes from PSA 312 Community Coalition Meeting 3/10/2004
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:09:10 -0500




Neighbors,

I attended the PSA 312 Community Coalition Meeting last night. In
brief,
Lt. Dennis gave us an overview of the "Operation Fight Back" plans that
she
is implementing in the PSA, along with DPW, DCRA, DOT and other members
of
the Ward Five Neighborhood Services Programs Core Team.

A lot of attention was focussed on the persistent problem of "open air"
drug
activity along Q Street, N.W. and I reiterated my request for the more
frequent use of the Drug Free Zone strategy to assist in the MPD's
ongoing
efforts to abate this problem.

The need to supplement the efforts of the Office of Property Management
to
keep the building that formerly housed the Armstrong Adult Education
Center
secure and free from the destruction of vandals, is also a goal that I
asked
Lt. Dennis to give some special priority to.

With respect to the ever-increasing sound of gun shots in the
neighborhood,
Lt. Dennis advises that we contact the police every tme we think that
we
hear gun shots so that the volume of calls that we place, can bump our
concerns up to a higher priority for the police who cover our area. I
know
that the coming of the summer months will further complicate this
situation
(what with the constant sound of fire crackers, cherry bombs, and other
minor explosive devices that we begin to hear from May through August).
However, we must continue to call to make our record as well as to
justiy
our need for more police coverage for our area.


Finally, it seems that Lt. Dennis is having a measure of success in
getting
the city to come by to pick up abandoned cars; hence, please email her
when
you discover abandoned vehicles on our blocks. And, please include in
that
email as much relevant informtation about the color, make, model, year
and
current location of the abandoned vehicle as you can compile. Lt.
Dennis'
email address is ADENNIS@MPDC.ORG.

Best,

Jim Berry
ANC 5C

Neighbors,

Please help us to spread the word concerning the next two meetings of
ANC
5C.

Best,

Jim Berry
ANC 5C


GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 5C
POST OFFICE BOX 77761
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20013
TELEPHONE: (202) 832-1965/1966
www.anc5c.org


PUBLIC MEETING NOTICES

Monthly Meeting

Issues to be discussed include:

North Capitol Main Streets
New York Avenue Corridor Study
MPD Public Safety Report(s)

Where: Franklin P. Nash
United Methodist Church
2001 Lincoln Road, N.E
When: Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Time: 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.
__________________

Monthly Forum

Where: St. George's Episcopal Church
2nd and U Streets, N.W.
When: Tuesday, April 6, 2004
Time: 7:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M.

# posted by Mari : 8:09 AM

For today only
Neighbors,

This is to remind you that the DC Department of Health's Mobil Unit
will be located in the parking lot of Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, 1st Street and
Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m., on Tuesday, March 9, 2004, to test DC residents for possible excessive
levels of lead in their blood. The populations that will be primarily
focussed upon during this effort are (1) expectant mothers and (2) children
under six years of age. However, I am told that no one who presents themselves
for testing will be turned away.

A second opportunity to get your blood tested for lead will take place
this coming Friday, March 12, 2004, also between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
4:00 p.m., at the Harry Thomas Recreation Center, 1743 Lincoln Road, N.E.
Again, expectant mothers and small children are being targeted for this
effort; and, no one is suppose to be turned away who presents himself/herself
for testing.

If you have the slightest concern about your level of exposure to lead,
I hope you will find the time to get your blood tested during one of the
abovementioned time periods.

Best,

Jim Berry
ANC 5C

Neighbors,

I received a call from Ward Five Council Member VIncent Orange's office
today, informing me that Council Member Jim Graham is going to hold a
public
hearing regarding the "Disposition of Square 553, Lot 844, also know as
the
Armstrong Adult Educaton Center, Approval Resolution of 2003." As it
was
explained to me, the purpose of the hearing is to receive guidance as
to
whether Armstrong should be declared a surplus property in the
District's
inventory. If it is declared a surplus property, then the District of
Columbia Government would be free to sell it, presumably, to the
highest
bidder or to dispose of it in some other way.

I am told that the hearing will take place on Tuesday, March 9, 2004,
in
Room 123 of the John WIlson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,
commencing at 1:00 p.m. If you would like to sign up to testify at the
hearing or would like to submit a written statement concerning your
point of
view on the matter, the contact person for making those arrangements is
Steven Hernández, Legislative Counsel Sub-Committee on Human Rights,
Asian-PI and Latino Affairs, and Property Management; Office of Ward
One
Councilmember Jim Graham, 202-724-8107.

Although the specific issue before the Sub-Committee concerns the
determination as to whether the city should give Armstrong a surplus
designation, I am certain that Mr. Graham would also be interested in
hearing the many different opinions that neighborhood residents have
with
respect to its next use, i.e., from luxury condos to charter school to
community center.

Best,

Jim Berry
ANC 5C

MONTHLY Meeting Notice

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Invited Guests Include Representatives from the Following:

Third District, Metropolitan Police Department

Department of PublicWorks

North Capitol Healthy Families Collaborative


Monday, March 1, 2004
Mount Sinai Baptist Church
3rd and Q Streets, N.W.
Rooms 1 and 2
7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

For more information regarding the meeting and/or the Association,
contact
J. Berry at (202) 387-8520