Join Us Tomorrow for DMPED Hearing & Other Important Neighborhood News!
Happy Friday, Neighbors!
As March—and March Madness—is starting to wrap up, we’re riding the excitement from college basketball’s thrilling final moments of the tournament. For those in SMD 05 who proudly display a Michigan State University (MSU) Spartan flag, I’m sure your flags are flying even higher tonight after MSU’s big win, advancing to the Elite Eight! A huge shoutout to my alma mater for their victory tonight!
But the excitement doesn’t stop with MSU’s win. Tomorrow, right here in Chevy Chase, we have our own big win ahead, one that will impact both our neighborhood and Washington, DC. The highly anticipated DMPED disposition hearing for the Civic Core site development will take place tomorrow, Saturday, March 29th at the Community Center from 9 AM to 5 PM. This is a key opportunity to finally see and hear presentations from the respondents to the RFP and to learn how the Civic Core site can be transformed.
Representatives from the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) and DC Public Library (DCPL) will be on-site during the open house, along with the RFP respondents. I hope to see you there in person or online!
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DMPED Disposition Meeting:
Details:
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave NW, DC
Virtual Option: Register here
Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR)
The DC Department of Parks and Recreation is evaluating the use of the children/leisure pool to improve the delivery of services and need your feedback.
Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/H3BZ2YV to complete a brief survey. Responses to this survey will be used by DPR to improve the aquatics operations. Please complete this survey by Friday April 25, 2025.
Department of Public Works (DPW)
Click HERE to watch Interim Director Anthony Crispino Talk About DPW's Beautification Program and to see DPW Crews in Action!
Container Delivery and Repair Update:
Phase two of container deliveries will wrap up this week. Next week all service repairs, deliveries, and removals will be done on residents’ trash and recycling collection days across all wards.
Leaf Collection:
For any remaining locations that need leaf collection, please submit a Missed Street Sweeping 311 Service Request, and include in the notes that it is for Missed Leaf Collection.
Spring Services:
Spring is here and DPW’s full complement of spring services will begin on April 1st. These services include Street and Alley Cleaning, Grass Cutting & Mowing, and Graffiti Removal.
Through the Helping Hand Program, DPW offers assistance to community groups that organize Saturday neighborhood clean-up projects. The program runs seasonally from March 1st to October 1st. Applications must be submitted 2 weeks prior to the event. For more information visit: Helping Hands Clean Up
Rock Creek Park
Rock Creek Park is planning for new annual events known as Driving Days. Driving Days are weekend dates, one in the spring and one in the fall each year, when the entire length of Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park will be open to motorized vehicles. These events are an opportunity for those who prefer to enjoy the park from a motorized vehicle or who are physically unable to hike or bike the area to experience the scenic beauty of Rock Creek Park from their cars.
Having Driving Days in the park is a mitigation measure for the year-round closure to motorized vehicles, per the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) document for the Upper Beach Drive Management Plan / Environmental Assessment.
With the exception of these two days each year, Upper Beach Drive will continue to be closed to motor vehicles.
The date for the inaugural Driving Day is Sunday, April 27, 2025, from 11 am to 4 pm.
Park rangers and staff from Rock Creek Conservancy will be stationed along Beach Drive at Picnic Grove #10 to talk about the event and provide information about #RecreateResponsibly.
Visit the website at go.nps.gov/ROCRDrivingDays to learn more. If you have any questions, please send an email at rocr_superintendent@nps.gov.
MOM’s Organic
MOM’s Organic will be having their ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, April 4th at 2pm located at 4250 Connecticut Ave NW.