Councilman Thomas visit

Councilman Thomas is expected to visit the Bates Area Civic Association on July 14 at 7pm  for a Town Hall Meeting at  All Nations Baptist Church, 2001 North Capitol Street, NE.

Minutes from May 20,2010 ACA meeting

The meeting was called to order by the president, Sylvia Matthews, at 6:45 pm.  There were seven residents present along with the ANC5C-02 Commissioner Sylvia Pinkney.  Officers present were the president, secretary and the treasurer.  The meeting opened with a prayer.  The agenda was passed out to all present.

A motion was made and accepted to file papers at DCRA as a civic association and charge a membership fee of $20 per household/ family.


New business: After a lengthy discussion on the Hanover Area Beautification a motion to delay the event to June 5 (this has since been further delayed until July 24) since our organization had not received the check from ANC5C and the checking account was not established.

Old business:  MM Washington was discussed and Ms. Pickney reported that the developer had not presented their plan to our group or the BACA group.  It was decided that the developers will be invited to next meeting.

Block Party: July 10

Come one, come all!  A block party is planned for July 10, noon until 9 pm. Lots of family-friendly activities are planned.  More information to come.

Special Meeting: June 24

Tonight's special meeting will give updates on the planned/ proposed new developments for MM Washington and the Cook school, as well as information about our neighborhood beautification day.