Day: August 30, 2006

Neighbors,

Below please find an message from my ANC 5C colleague Robert Brannum regarding the DC Emergency Management Agency’s plans to distribute sand bags tomorrow in the event of a storm that might be accompanied by flash flooding. Please take due notice of this information and govern yourselves accordingly.

Best,

Jim Berry
ANC 5C

“Greetings and salutations neighbors, this to confirm DCEMA will be distributing sand bags (1,000) for the community tomorrow morning – 7:30AM until distributed. The distribution site will be behind Howard University Services Building at 10th & W Streets, NW. Along with the bags will be instruction for stacking the bags for maximum protection effect. Please know those who pick up bags may have to demonstrate District residency. Please note it is advisable to arrive to pick up bags in vehicles with non DC license plates. If you have any questions, please contact me. Robert – rbrannum@robertbrannum.com.”

Robert Vinson Brannum
ANC Commissioner 5C04
202-256-8452
202-328-7611 – fax

PREMIER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION PRESENTS A WARD 5 COUNCIL CANDIDATES FORUM ON THE ISSUE OF:

AFFORDABLE HOUSING

What is it? — How to Retain It? — How do We Build It? “ What About Property Taxes? “What about Gentrification? — Where Will Teachers and Police Officers Live? — Where Will My Son, an Entry Level Professional Live? “Will Middle Income People Be Eliminated? — What Will Happen With Excess School Property? Do We Have Enough Condos? “ Who benefits most from skyrocketing housing costs?

AT:
GREATER MT. CALVARY FAMILY LIFE CENTER
605 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, NE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2006
6:30 P.M.

FOR INFORMATION, CALL:
Hazel Thomas at 202/491-9245
Or Stephanie Rones at 202/ 832-3448

Fifth and O has a little something on ANC candidates running in 2C. Daddy5-O asks, and I’m slightly wondering too, um where in the Ward is Kevin Chapple? Cause even though Mr. Thorpe, the current ANC for 2C02, is known for his inflammatory words, it seems it is going to take more than a lovely website to defeat Thorpe. The problem seems to be is Mr. Chapple is an unknown. Of his events, I don’t see a meet and greet. However, digging deeper going to the “forums” he intends to attend the Sept 11 ECCA meeting at 7pm held at the 3rd St Baptist Church on 5th & Q Streets.
I got a question in the comments about some of the Ward 5 people running. As I understand it there are like a dozen people running. Checking the poster’s link it goes to the Moore’s, which includesMs. Miriam Moore an Independent running for Ward 5. I’m trying to remember if she showed up to a BACA meeting, maybe, got to check with Jim. As the TC is on the tail end of Ward 5, we could easily get forgotten, so anyone not showing up at a BACA meeting running for Ward 5 is on my unhappy list. Thomas, Wilds and Zapata are on my happy list only because they have shown up for little things over here on the NW side, giving me hope that if one of them gets elected they won’t forget us like Orange did.
Don’t ask me who I am going to vote for. I am a registered Independent, so my options, in a city where 1 out of 10 isn’t a Democrat, are limited.