“Dear PoPville,
Does anyone have experience dealing with DC’s Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH)? I was awarded a warranty bond against a developer to fix about $36,000 worth of damage/missing structural issues. The award was granted in August 2021. The developer contested it and we went to court in March 2022. The judge said he would give his decision by May 2022…and it’s now October. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Has anyone else not had success getting their bulk trash picked up? Twice now 311 has said the item was “not found” but the item is exactly where it’s supposed to be for the pickup and its location was reiterated in the request. (more…)
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From a press release:
“The Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) published Keep Cool DC, a strategy to address extreme heat in the District of Columbia. Keep Cool DC lays out steps that District agencies can take to adapt to hotter days by reducing the drivers of extreme heat and protecting District residents from the dangers of high temperatures. (more…)
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser and DC Health announced that the District’s three monkeypox clinics will transition to walk-up only services beginning Friday, September 23. Eligible individuals will no longer need to pre-register for monkeypox vaccinations and will be able to visit any of the three DC Health monkeypox clinics for their first or second dose. (more…)
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From the DC Office of the Attorney General:
“AG Racine today filed a lawsuit against Liberty Tax, the third largest tax preparation service in the U.S., for misleading and secretly increasing the cost of tax preparation for thousands of DC taxpayers.
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleges that Liberty Tax aggressively markets its services to low-income residents by offering them $50 in cash “just for filing,” but then secretly increases the cost of tax preparation for individuals who accept the cash payment. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A few hours ago I started receiving numerous emails from DC 311 saying that my service requests had been completed — requests that I made in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
Wondering if the system has been hacked?”
An hour later: “And they keep coming”
Another reader writes: “got this last night from DC 311. quick turnaround on my pothole/road condition complaint in Feb. 2018.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
On the night of April 13, 2022, my long-term partner, my teammate in this game we call life, my best friend- Dr. Peter Tripp– killed himself by jumping off the William Howard Taft Bridge. He was 29-years-old. His senseless and untimely death came as a complete shock to all who knew and loved him.
During my search for Peter, that night, I first spotted the police under the Taft Bridge through the bars of the suicide barrier on the Ellington Bridge. A jogger had found him, the police found the jogger, and I found the police. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
We are at wits end with dealing with a nuisance property. For the past two years, we have tried first to be neighborly and also to deal with the landlord but to no avail. In fact, both landlord and tenants have asked us to “stop bothering them”.
The issues: (more…)
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From DDOT:
Tthe District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announces the release of the DC Circulator Transit Development Plan 2020 Update Final Recommendations. Proposed changes include the preferred alternative for a new service route for Ward 7 that will connect Deanwood Metro Station to Union Station, and some stop consolidation in the Georgetown-Union Station route that will improve reliability for riders. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I counted 11(!) booted cars this morning between N Capitol and Tuckerman and N Capitol and Van Buren Streets yesterday morning. And at lunchtime, there are 3 tow trucks in the area towing booted cars away. I’ve lived in this neighborhood for five years and have never seen parking enforcement near our house. (more…)