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Civic Association Meeting Monday 25th November 2019

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held at 7.15pm on Monday 25 November 2019 in the downstairs meeting room of Firehouse No. 9 at 19th Street South and South Walter Reed Drive. On the agenda:

  • A brief discussion of the 2019 Holiday Fund Drive.
  • A presentation by Michelle Stafford of Arlington DES regarding possible sidewalk improvements along 13th St S as part of the Neighborhood Complete Streets Program.
  • Douglas Park? Douglass Park? New Arlington? Something else? We had a lively discussion on the listserv in October regarding the origins of the name of our neighborhood and the correct usage. So we’re opening a broader discussion on the topic. Please come and share your thoughts.

 


All are welcome to attend.

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 24th June 2019

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 24 June 2019 at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9 (19th St S at Walter Reed Dr). Pizza will be served. On the agenda:

  • A presentation on plans for the Arlington Trades Center in Shirlington. A brief overview may be found here.
  • We will finalise our plans for the this year’s Fourth of July activities.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Pike West End Food Truck Party, Sat 11 May 2019, 11a-2p

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The first Pike West End Food Truck Party of the year is less than two weeks away!

Enjoy great street food by:

  • Pepe by José Andrés
  • The Peruvian Brothers
  • The Big Cheese
  • El Encanto Latino

Co-sponsored by the Columbia Forest and Douglas Park Civic Associations.

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Civic Association Meeting Tuesday 26th February 2019 [Updated]

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Tuesday 26 February 2019 at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9 (19th St S at Walter Reed Dr). Pizza will be served. On the agenda:

  • Elections. This meeting will include our annual election of civic association officers. All current officers (Adam Henderson, President; Megan Lynch, Vice-President; Al Fox, Treasurer and Annette Pigott, Secretary) are running for re-election. However, new nominations are open for all these offices as well. If you would like information about the role of civic association officers, please contact Adam Henderson at president@douglasparkca.org.

    • UPDATE: All 2018-2019 Officers were re-elected to another term.

  • Metti Montessori. This school for 16-mo-olds to 6-year-olds is looking to relocate 3 blocks west of its current S Cleveland St location to 1022–1030 S Highland St. Representatives will be on hand to discuss the plan. Documents are available here.

    • UPDATE: The assembled membership agreed unanimously to support Metta in their move to South Highland Street.

  • 12th St S at the Post Office. After many years, the county appears to be ready to proceed on long-standing plans to connect 12th St S through from Glebe Rd to S Monroe St. Project managers Susan Finotti and Rene Harris will be on hand to review. Documents are available here.

    • UPDATE: There was considerable opposition to connecting 12th St South through to Monroe St; but no opposition to connecting 12th and Lincoln as per previous plans. County staff were encouraged to review the history of both Pike 3400 and the Post Office to learn of historical discussions regarding 12th St.

OTHER ACTIONS: The assembled membership agreed to donate $500 to Phoenix Bikes’ annual fundraiser.

Attendees were reminded to participate in the Neighborhood Survey that closes 9 Mar 2019.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 25th June 2018

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The next regular Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 25 June at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9, Walter Reed Dr at 19th St S. On the agenda:

  • Final plans for the Fourth of July.
  • Preliminary plans for the Trail of Terror.
  • Ideas for Neighborhood Conservation Projects.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 27th February 2017

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 27 February at 7.30pm in Room 205 at the Arlington Mill Community Center, 909 S Dinwiddie St. Free parking is available under the community center. Pizza and light refreshments will be served. On the agenda:

  • Elections. This meeting will include our annual election of civic association officers. All current officers (Adam Henderson, President; Tony Brooks, Vice-President; Al Fox, Treasurer and Annette Pigott, Secretary) are running for re-election. However, new nominations are open for all these offices as well. If you would like information about the role of civic association officers, please contact Adam Henderson at president@douglasparkca.org.
  • Fate of the Newsletter. Over the past few years, there has been a marked decline in folks willing to contribute to the newsletter as the listserv, Facebook and other social media have become preferred means of communication. It’s a lot of work to produce and distribute the newspaper five times a year. Does it serve a purpose anymore? Are folks willing to help at least contribute content? Attend the meeting and join the discussion!

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Recap of 2d May Civic Association Meeting

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Approximately ten people attended the Civic Association meeting on Monday evening 2 May at Randolph Elementary. The primary topic was a discussion of the Arlington 2017-2026 Transportation Development Plan (TDP).

Although numerous changes and improvements have been made to the TDP over the past few months, the plan continues to fall significantly short of addressing transit needs in Douglas Park and the Pike corridor in terms of adequate capacity, larger buses, and improvements to boarding systems and waiting areas to increase the efficiency of the lines. There are still two opportunities
to provide feedback to the County Board before final approval: The Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) hearing on Wednesday 22 June and the County Board meeting on 19 July. Learn more here.

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Civic Association Meeting Monday 22d February 2016

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The next Civic Association meeting will be held Monday 22 February at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room of Firehouse No. 9 at 19th Street South and South Walter Reed Drive. Pizza and light refreshments will be served. On the agenda:

  • Elections. This meeting will include our annual election of civic association officers. All current officers (Adam Henderson, President; Tony Brooks, Vice-President; Al Fox, Treasurer and Annette Pigott, Secretary) are running for re-election. However, new nominations are open for all these offices as well. If you would like information about the role of civic association officers, please contact Adam Henderson at president@douglasparkca.org.
  • Direction of the Civic Association. The Civic Association board feels it may be time for a ‘reset’ of the Association. So we’d like to hear your ideas on what we should focus on in the year ahead and what sort of programs you’d like us to present. Please come prepared with your ideas!

This month’s newsletter is available here.
All are welcome to attend.

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Recap of 16th December Civic Association Meeting

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Our guests at our December meeting were local USPS officials, on hand to discuss the continuing problems with mail delivery in 22204. This was our third meeting in the past year and a half. Unfortunately, neighborhood attendance consisted of the Civic Association board and a reporter for ArlNOW.

The Civic Association Executive Committee would like to remind residents that postal service delivery issues should be reported directly to the South Station manage and the Arlington Postmaster via email:

Arlington South Post Office Manager, Mr Jeff Simmons: Jeffrey.C.Simmons@usps.gov
Arlington Postmaster, Mr Walter Daniels: Walter.M.Daniels@usps.gov

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Civic Association Meeting Wednesday 16th December 2015

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The next Douglas Park Civic Association meeting will be held Wednesday 16 December at 7.30pm in the downstairs meeting room at Firehouse 9, S Walter Reed Dr at 19th St S. Our guest will be Arlington South Station Postal Manager Jeffrey Simmons and other postal officials.

This month’s newsletter is available here.
 

All are welcome to attend.

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