THE STORK IS ABOUT TO DELIVER  -- A HOME DEPOT !

From:   schumannwiss@juno.com (Catherine J Wiss)
I have just heard from Armond Spikell and Richard Lake of Madison Retail,
the owners of the former Hechinger's site, that they have signed an agreement
with Home Depot to operate a store there.  Many details still have to be
worked
out to make the building usable for a modern large-scale operation like Home
Depot.  Madison Retail will be hosting a community forum to discuss
design issues and answer questions.  The forum will be held at the store
on Tuesday, July 25 at 7:30.
 
 

NO ANC3E MEETING THIS THURSDAY, JULY 13
There is no ANC3E meeting planned for July and August.
 
 

STREET TREES

From:   abbott1229@erols.com (Richard Abbott)
I am serving as a volunteer on a committee concerned with street trees in
D.C.  (The committee is actually part of the Committee of 100 for the Federal
City, a kind of citizen advisory board to the DC govt.)  Following a survey I
did of missing or dead trees in the area bounded by Upton, Davenport, Reno,
Nebraska and Wisconsin, the Tree and Landscape Division planted some 65 trees
in this neighborhood in April and May.  Although the contractors who did the
work are responsible for watering and are obliged to replace dead trees for
the first year, this is an uncertain process at best.  I want to encourage
those who got new trees to take responsibility themselves for watering.  A
few days ago I placed notices on the new trees with instructions about
watering.  Some of the notices may have been lost in the recent rains, so I
would like to repeat the instructions:

Please help!  This new tree needs water (especially during its first year).
How much water?  How often?
*Twice a week, pour 5 gallons of water, slowly, a few inches away from the
trunk.  This is very important during hot, dry weather.
*Continue watering, as needed, until the ground is frozen.
*Resume watering when new leaves appear in the spring.
*Do not overwater.  Test soil with your finger.  If soil is wet, do not water.

I was pleased with the response to my request by the Tree and Landscape
Division.  It shows that at least some agencies of the DC government do
respond to citizen action!
 
 

SUGGESTION FOR COMMUNIT-E CONTRIBUTORS

From:   lindahughes@mris.com (Linda Hughes)
I'd like to ask contributors to Communit-E, especially those asking for
feedback or volunteers, to please include  a telephone number  along with
their email address.   I have recently learned how frustrating URLs and email
addresses are to those who don't use a computer.  Since I think a lot of my
AUPark News readers might be non-computer people I would like to include a
telephone number rather than exacerbate the frustration.  Case in point:
Friends of  Ft Bayard Park.

Also I have a laptop dating back to c.1989, that I will happily donate to a
group who can give me a tax receipt.
Linda Hughes
Phone: 362-5800
 
 

MARIJUANA DISTRIBUTION NOW A FELONY

According to the Metro section of today's Washington Post,  DC Council passed
a bill making it a felony to distribute or intending to distribute more than
half a pound of  marijuana. The penalty for first time offenders is a maximum
sentence of six months. If convicted a second time, it could be up to five
years in prison.

Possession of any amount remains a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months
in jail. The push behind this legislation is the open-air drug markets
catering to MD and VA customers. In VA possession with intent to distribute
of any amount from a half ounce and up is punishable by up to ten years.
 
 

NEW CURFEW HOURS IN EFFECT FOR JULY AND AUGUST

From:   owner-d2@this-people.com
The hours the District's curfew law is in effect change for
the months of July and August.  During these two months
only, curfew hours are from 12:01 a.m. to 6:00 a.m., seven
days a week.  (During the other 10 months, curfew begins at
11:00 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday nights.)

The Juvenile Curfew Act of 1995 (DC Code 6-2181) states that
persons under the age of 17 cannot remain in or on a street,
park or other outdoor public place, in a vehicle or on the
premises of any establishment within the District of
Columbia during curfew hours, unless they are involved in
certain exempted activities, such as work- and
school-related activities, exercise of First Amendment
rights, or while accompanied by a parent, guardian or other
responsible adult over the age of 21, among other
exemptions.

For complete information about the District's curfew law,
including how it is being enforced by the MPDC and
alternative programs for young people, go to:
http://www.mpdc.org/English/SafetyTips/curfew.htm