MONTHLY MEETING NOTICE
Invited Guest:
Harry (Tommy) Thomas, Jr.
Council Member, Ward Five
Agenda for the Evening also Includes a Discussion of Goals relating to the Following Committees:
Public Safety
Youth Services
Transportation
Land Use, Planning and Economic Development
Membership
Monday, January 8, 2007
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; email him at jamojam@msn.com; or visit www.dcbaca.org
Community Update
Happy New Year:
As we enter into 2007, please know that the Bates Area Civic Association, Inc. acknowledges and sincerely appreciates the contribution of each and every resident to make and keep our community a clean, safe and productive place in which to live, work, worship and raise our children. Indeed, it is our hope that 2007 is the best year ever for you and your family members!!!
Christmas Tree Collection Reminder: January 2-13, 2007
Residents who have not disposed of their trees yet are encouraged to put them – without ornaments or tinsel – in curbside tree boxes. Trees are being picked up during a special two-week collection from January 2 – 13. Residents who wish to keep their trees longer should put them out at their normal point of trash collection (curbside or alley) after January 13. DPW will then collect the trees along with the regular trash, as truck space permits over the following weeks.
Mechanical Street Sweeping Suspended From 12/4/2006 to 3/ 31/ 2007: A Reminder!
Every winter, the Department of Public Works (DPW) temporarily suspends weekly, (signed) residential street cleaning. This year’s sweeper hiatus started earlier than usual, i.e., on December 4, 2006, and will extend to March 31, 2007. This longer period will allowed DPW to shift personnel sooner from street sweeping duties in order to focus on fall leaf collection, and will keep employees in place longer to cope with any late season snow removal. During this time, “no parking/street cleaning” restrictions has also been lifted. As such, residents and visitors who park along posted, alternate-side, daytime street sweeping routes will not be required to move their cars on street-cleaning days during the sweeper hiatus. Posted residential street cleaning resumes Monday, April 2, 2007.
Next Meeting of ANC 5C: Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Please be advised that the next meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5C is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 1/16/2007, from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., at the Harry L. Thomas Recreation Center, 1743 Lincoln Road, N.E. Because this is the first meeting of the year, the annual election of officers will be the first order of business on the agenda. BACA member and longtime community activist Ms. Anita Bonds will be representing Single Member District 5C01 for the new term and representing the southern portion of our service area (5C02) will be Eckington resident Mr. Kris Hammond. The BACA looks forward to working closely and cooperatively with these two new members of ANC 5C. Indeed, we have no hesitancy in predicting that the next two years will be highly productive and fruitful ones for the residents of our area.
A Profile of Ward Five Council Member Harry “Tommy” Thomas, Jr.:
Council Member Thomas is a third generation Washingtonian. He was born and raised in Ward Five and educated in the DC Public School system. He is currently the Founder and Director of D.C. First Swing/Team Thomas, Incorporated – a grass roots organization that is committed to making the District of Columbia a world technology leader and providing quality community development and youth programming. He is the former Vice President for Public Affairs at DC General Hospital . Mr. Thomas is a graduate of Bowie State University , with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations/Journalism. Mr. Thomas is married to Diane Romo Thomas, M.S.W. and is the proud parent of three boys and two girls. He volunteers his time as a youth mentor and sports coach in the Ward Five community. (This profile was taken from Council Member Thomas’ campaign website.)