ANC 3D Grants Corona Aid For Palisades Village

In fits, starts, muting and rebooting, the public meeting concept was put to a challenge, especially when it came to a decision to spend money.

Palisades Farmers Market Keeps Distance, Stays Open

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D5 Bus On Chopping Block; Changes In Works For D6, Fares

WMATA is pushing use of pre-loaded plastic fare cards with a plan for a 25-cent regular fare surcharge for use of cash.

Builders Outline Safeway-Site Complex

The height of the proposed senior living complex — the structure would be far taller than the Safeway — garnered little comment, but some math and levity.

ANC 3D Weighs “Gray-Grosso Bill” To Control PTA Spending

A draft resolution from ANC 3D takes a dim view of legislation introduced by Councilmembers Vincent Gray and David Grosso that would impose controls on PTA spending on public schools. The draft resolution, which includes a lengthy analysis, appears on the ANC’s agenda for tonight’s meeting at 7 at Wesley Theological Seminary, 4500 Mass. Ave.,…

Trolley Trail Tangle Jangles Palisades Nerves

Deep division in the Palisades was on display Wednesday night in a nearly 3 hour airing of opinions on the future of a trail that follows an abandoned rail line along the south side of the community. Signs of conflict about proposed trail renovations have been cropping up for months and a draft letter from…

Potomac Times Rounds: Comp Plan “Major Changes”, Trees Count, Diaper Deal

ANC 3D Commission Chair Chuck Elkins said a novel would make better reading than the 1,000-page draft Comprehensive Plan for D.C., but encouraged residents to go through the document. “We’re counting on people in neighborhoods to identify issues and let us know,” Elkins said. ANC resolutions will be considered January 8, 2020.

Loose Scooters And Bikes: Lasso Or Noose?

“This is not a triviality,” ANC 3D Commissioner J.P. Szymkowicz told his fellow commissioners as they hashed over the city transportation department’s proposed 2020 operating permit for the scooter and bike companies. Szymkowicz, a lawyer, said he has a client that broke their neck in a scooter wreck.