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…

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.

Potomac Times Rounds: Seats, Pipes, Cats

The DC Boathouse on MacArthur Boulevard has been counting its seats with the city’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, with a difference of 28. The ANC 3D got involved in July, stating in a letter to the agency that its order to reduce from 76 seats to 48 to comply with the certificate of…

“Significant Changes” In Store For GW’s Mount Vernon Campus

George Washington University’s Mount Vernon Campus faces renewal of its agreement with the city covering operations at the site and “there are going to be some significant changes.” So says GW Director of Community Relations Kevin Michael Days. “We’re going to be much more intentional about how we utilize that campus,” Days told ANC 3D…