Jana Baldwin, Public Safety Chair, presents update at 1/24/12 meeting.

Good Wednesday Afternoon Neighbors,

Last night, the LeDroit Park Civic Association had its monthly meeting at Florida Ave. Baptist Church.  In case you missed the meeting, here are a few brief notes and highlights.

Safety Update:

• New Police Service Area (PSA) 306 boundary updates can be found on our website:  http://www.ledroitparkdc.org/
• Vacant home at 333 Elm St, that was damaged due to fire last week is secure.  The LPCA is in coordination with DCRA and the US Attorney’s Office to make sure the owner is held responsible for damages.  There were no injuries as a result of the fire.
• Jana Baldwin, LPCA Public Safety Chair is working with DPW (Department of Public Works) Trash Investigators, who are issuing fines in the area.  If you are having major trash issues, please contact Jana at janacbaldwin@gmail.com
• We have noticed an increase in graffiti in the neighborhood.  Please contact Jana Baldwin or DPW if you notice graffiti in our neighborhood.

Howard Theater Update:

The "Howard" sign recently went back up. (Photo by Jana Baldwin)

• Representatives from Ellis Development gave a presentation on the progress at the Howard Theater
• The LPCA voted in support of Howard Theater’s liquor license application
• To lean more about visit:  http://www.howardtheatre.org/

News/Updates:

• A resident from T St NW joined our meeting to ask for the LPCA’s support in his Zoning Application to build a deck onto his house.  The LPCA voted in support of this request.
• Juan Camilo Barragan from the Mayor’s office (and our Ward 1 liaison) distributed information on the Mayor’s “One City Summit” on Feb. 11 (9:30am to 4pm at the Washington Convention Center).  For more details, visit www.onecitysummit.dc.gov.
• Yulondra Barlow from Council-member Graham’s office gave us a brief update on Ward 1 issues.
• Shi Faust from Council-member Orange’s office came by to introduce herself and echo the Council-members support of LeDroit Park
• ANC Commissioner Sedrick Muhammad gave a brief update on activities at the ANC

For the latest updates from the LeDroit Park Civic Association, please visit:

Our Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/ledroitparkcivicassociation
Our Twitter: @ledroitparkdc

NEXT MEETING DATE:
February 28, 2012
7pm to 8pm
Florida Ave. Baptist Church

MPD ANNOUNCES NEW POLICE SERVICE AREA BOUNDARIES THROUGH REALIGNMENT PROGRAM

On December 30, 2011, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier launched an
effort to realign patrol-service boundaries because of current and projected future imbalances in patrol-district workload.

“With increasing business and residential development and the thriving tourist and
entertainment areas throughout the city, workload in the police districts has shifted significantly since the last boundary realignment was done in 2004,” said Chief Lanier.

“The goal of the boundary realignment is to improve police service to the city.”  The city is divided into seven Police Districts, each of which is subdivided into five or more Police Service Areas (PSAs). The realignment plan, which will go into effect on January 1, is based on evaluation of crime, calls for service, development and road-construction plans, community concerns and other factors. The new boundaries will distribute crime and calls for service almost equally among the districts. While some police districts are changing more than others, all are undergoing some change. In addition, under the new boundaries, the largest PSAs will be reduced in size, with the total number of PSAs increasing from 46 to 56.
“All of this means more efficient police services for residents, as well as those who work
here and visit our city,” said Mayor Gray. “I want to commend Chief Lanier and the men and women of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) for the progress they have made in combating crime.”

LeDroit Park PSA 306 (formerly PSA 305)

Please join us on July 26, 2011, at 7 pm at the pavilion at the Park at LeDroit.

Several options have been identified that deserve some exploration, and can result in action.

I hope you can attend on July 26th. Since this is a special meeting, we will not introduce LPCA business other than issues related to the park.