On Monday night, the ANC rejected a request by the residents of 1724 35th st. to establish a curb cut on S st. to allow them to build a two car garage on the back of their home. The Commission expressed concerns about the effect the move would have on parking and stated their general distaste for such curb-cuts. While the ANC made the right choice by rejecting the curb cut, it did so for only partially the right reasons. Find out why after the jump:
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"I say, old man, have you found God yet?"
Father F.H. Tondorf, Prof. David Todd, Father John S. Gipprish (Georgetown Un.), 8/21/24
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If last month’s ANC seemed quick and efficient, this month was pretty much the exact opposite: slow and tortuous. In the end, not much happened, but any ANC agenda with the Apple Store on the agenda is significant in some way. Plus GM got a resolution passed! Find out more after the jump:
…will delay the ANC from its appointed rounds of hearing from Apple, the North Face, and GM. (Translation: despite the snow, the ANC meeting is still on for tonight).
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As reported here, the building which houses Scheele’s Market is for sale. The Scheeles are pitching the property as an opportunity to convert it into a single family home. Not surprisingly, this has caused much consternation in the East Village. However, The Georgetown Current brought some reason to hope last week. But this burst of hope is coming from a very unlikely source. Find out why after the jump.
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GM was informed today that the ANC will address the D Bus study after he bugged them about it. It’s not clear whether they will adopt a resolution against the change to to the D2 (WMATA’s thinking about turning it into a cross-town route). But it may not be necessary. According to reader Brian, WMATA got an earful from a group of Glover Park residents angry about the proposed change. They are significantly more dependent on the D2 than Georgetown is. A decrease in service levels would affect them greatly, and probably put a lot of them back into cars. Apparently the WMATA rep left the Glover Parkers (Parkonians? Parkistanis?) with the impression that Metro would drop the proposal.
Let’s hope that ANC2E will weigh in and put it beyond doubt. Thanks goes to Commissioners Lewis, Starrels, and Eason for getting this on the agenda.
Reader Kathleen reports to the Georgetown Metropolitan about a troubling scene this morning at Georgetown Hospital. She writes:
About 10 firetrucks and 6 ambulances, along with other emergency vehicles stormed into both hospital entrances at about 9:30 this morning. Some firemen looked to be leaving their vehicles on reservoir rd and running toward the hospital.
Scary stuff. Anyone see this or know more about it?
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ANC2E will meet for its March meeting 6:30 pm next Monday at Georgetown Visitation (back at the old location in the main building). GM breaks down the agenda after the jump:
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As discussed the other day, there has been a rash of muggings in the greater Georgetown area recently. Happily, the Current is reporting that there has been an arrest made of two suspects. The arrests were made after a Howard University public safety officer reported the men “acting suspiciously”. Congratulations go to MPD for a great job quickly catching these guys.
However, it raises a question (but does not beg it!), how does one “act suspciously”? Were they cackling madly while twirling their mustache? Was there ominous music being played in the soundtrack? Were they wearing sunglasses at night? What makes someone “suspicious”?
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From the Georgetown listserv: resident James W. reports that an individual knocked on his front door recently asking to retrieve his remote controlled helicopter from James’ roof. James, being hip to the old I’m-sorry-my-remote-controlled-helicopter-is-on-your-roof scam told the individual to bug off.
Well turns out there really was a remote controlled helicopter on his roof. If you’re the pilot, James would like to give you your copter back.
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