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It’s draining the public pools time!!
Perils of having your pool next to the tennis courts: (more…)
DC Government
Alex asks:
“DDOT knocked over my tree while repaving my street, any idea how I get the tree replaced? 311 didn’t seem to have good options.” (more…)
From the office of Councilmember Charles Allen:
“DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6), backed by a coalition of local venues, artists, and national independent music organizations announced legislation targeting scalpers and secondary ticketing platforms like StubHub, Vivid Seats, TicketNetwork, Ticket Center and SeatGeek by putting in place a price cap on resold tickets, banning speculative ticket sales, and requiring individuals and businesses selling more than 50 tickets a year to register with the District.
Joining the announcement were I.M.P. and 30 local venues and music industry organizations, including the National Independent Venues Association (NIVA), local musical artist CJ Johnson of Oh He Dead, and the Office of the DC Attorney General. The event took place inside The Anthem, one of DC’s premier live music destinations, and included representatives from many of DC’s music venues. (more…)
photo by Emma K Alexandra
From the office of Councilmember Charles Allen:
“The DC Council passed an emergency bill making substantial changes to how the District’s Open Meetings Act (OMA) applies to the Council, significantly limiting applicability of the OMA to only legislative meetings and committee markups. Under the Council Rules, an emergency bill requires a 2/3 vote of the Members to pass and remains in effect for 90 days. Notably, it is not subject to a public hearing.
The debate largely centered on whether the Council should take a broad or narrow approach to amending the Open Meetings Act, which facilitates public access to government meetings Councilmember Allen moved an amendment creating new, limited situations in which the Council could close its otherwise open meetings to discuss sensitive matters, rather than taking the approach of the introduced version of the emergency bill of almost entirely exempting the legislative branch from the OMA. The amendment failed 4-8. The underlying emergency bill then passed 10-2, with Councilmembers Allen and Lewis George opposing.
Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) delivered the following remarks in favor of his amendment during today’s Legislative Meeting: (more…)
From the DC Office of Planning:
“The DC Office of Planning wants to hear from you! What do you love about the city today? What’s your vision for the District, 25 years from now? What issues should our long-term planning prioritize? Go to DC2050.com and take the vision survey for DC’s next comprehensive plan. Raise your voice and help shape DC’s future.”
photo by Rich Renomeron
From Mayor Muriel Bowser:
“We thank Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins as well as Vice Chair Patty Murray, Senator Angela Alsobrooks, Senator Tim Kaine, Senator Chris Van Hollen, and Senator Mark Warner for advancing a measure to restore DC’s Fiscal Year 2025 approved budget. Senate approval today is a major first step as we continue working with the House of Representatives on final passage to ensure critical services provided in the Nation’s Capital, including our police officers, firefighters, teachers, medical services and hospital network, aren’t haphazardly cut in the middle of the fiscal year. DC is proud of our strong financial management, balanced budgets, and strong bond ratings. Thank you to DC residents and schoolchildren, businesses, and our neighbors and friends for highlighting the certain consequences of blocking our local and approved spending. As we work toward final passage, we will continue to work shoulder to shoulder with the DC Council, Chief Financial Officer, and Attorney General to meet our obligations, provide services, and invest in our growth.”
From Council Chairman Mendelson: (more…)
John Henry replies on the X posting:
“For those here who care… property around buildings, like the State Department, here, in DC, are federal lands maintained by the federal government. The National Park Service is charged with maintaining most of the parks we have in the District too.”
What the what. A reader shared some scuttlebutt about the streateries and now an ANC rep has confirmed it:
“The Adams Morgan BID told us on the February ANC 1C meeting that the Mayor unexpectedly decided to suspend the program. It sounds like that means the current streateries stay in place, but any modifications a business wants to make (including for heating etc) can’t happen for the foreseeable future. (more…)
photo by bajidc
Thanks to Griffin for the reminder: “street sweeping tomorrow”
From DPW:
“Posted Residential Street Sweeping (Monday, March 3rd through October 31st)
The Department of Public Works (DPW) will begin posted residential street sweeping on Monday, March 3rd. The program will run through October 31st, and motorists are asked to obey posted signs indicating the schedule of parking restrictions to ensure streets are swept thoroughly. (more…)
From an email:
“Modeling District Revenue to Certify Debt Service Obligations: Methodology Update 2025.(PDF)
This report uses a model to forecast the District’s gross revenue to be $12.0 billion (comprising local fund and dedicated revenue) for FY 2025, compared to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer’s (OCFO) December 2024 estimate of $11.6 billion. The OCFO’s December 2024 estimate is within the confidence interval of the model. The model uses published economic indicators that, for the most part, were last updated in December 2024 or January 2025.
Key takeaway: To show how D.C. revenues might be affected by changes in the federal government, the model also considered an alternate scenario in which federal employment is reduced by 25%. Under this scenario, the model predicts that:
District employment could be reduced by 50,000 jobs, including 14,000 jobs held by District residents.
District resident wages could decline by 5.3%.
The District’s gross domestic product could fall by 1.1%.
Annual revenues from D.C. income and sales taxes could decline by $450 million to $550 million. (more…)