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The Cleveland Park 3C05 Newsletter from Sauleh Siddiqui [March 30th]

Welcome to my fifth Newsletter!

Mar 30, 2023
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Keeping you updated on what’s happening in the neighborhood

I hope to use this email newsletter as a way to keep everyone updated on what’s happening in the neighborhood. I promise not to spam you all and would love feedback on what to include!

[CANCELED] Macomb Street NW Reconstruction Design Project Public Meeting Tuesday, April 4, 2023 6:30pm-8:00pm

This meeting has been canceled by DDOT. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will be holding a virtual public meeting on Tuesday, April 4, 2023 6:30pm-8:00pm to provide an update on the Macomb Street NW Reconstruction Design Project, which extends from Ross Place to Connecticut Avenue NW. DDOT will share an update on the project and answer questions from the community. You can login to the meeting here and learn more from the flier here, including other ways to join.

65% Design February 2023  90% Design April 2023  Final Design July 2023 Public Meeting #2 April 2023  Public Meeting #3 May 2023  Anticipated Construction Spring 2024
Schedule for the Macomb St. NW Reconstruction Design Project

Resolutions Passed at March 20th Meeting

Our ANC passed a number of resolutions at our last meeting, three of which I co-authored:

  • 2023-CONSENT Regarding Historic Preservation Review Board Application for 3401 Newark Street NW

  • 2023-CONSENT Regarding Transportation To School For Students With Special Needs [Sponsored by Sauleh]

  • 2023-CONSENT Regarding Supporting Tenants’ Rights and Rent Stabilization in ANC 3C [Sponsored by Sauleh]

  • 2023-007 Regarding Limits on Restaurants and Bars in Woodley Park’s Business District

  • 2023-006 Regarding Limits on Restaurants and Bars in Cleveland Park’s Business District [Sponsored by Sauleh]

  • 2023-005 Regarding Naming the Connecticut Avenue Bridge over Klingle Valley in Memory and Honor of Judith (Judy) Heumann

If you have questions about any of these or would like to follow-up on any of these items, please let me know!

Items for next ANC 3C meeting April 19th

At our next meeting, we will be considering the following items. If you would like to provide input on any of these, please let me know!

  • 2023-DRAFT ADU Reform Resolution [Will be discussed at PZHED Meeting Monday, April 3rd]

  • 2023-DRAFT Resolution Historic Districts and Equity [Will be discussed at PZHED Meeting Monday, April 3rd]

  • Requesting the District Department of Transportation and Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority return Bike Lockers to the Cleveland Park Metro Stop

This week’s super constituent: The Cleveland Park Library!

As some of you might know, a hate group organized a book reading at the Cleveland Park Library on Wednesday. Commissioners Pagats and Gise communicated regularly with the library about how they were handling it, and made it clear that our community did not want this to happen. Unfortunately the library was bound by their internal and First Amendment rules to host the event, since someone with a DCPL (DC Public Library) card had reserved the room. It was not a library-sponsored event. DCPL though made sure everyone felt welcomed at the library that day, as you can see in the photo below. I also want to thank Commissioners Gise and Kripke for being at the library that day to ensure that the event did not escalate.

Daniel Quasar’s Progress Pride Flag Impact Facts:  Original Multi-Coloured Rainbow Flag was designed by artist Gilbert Baker in 1978 in San Francisco Transgender Pride Flag (white, pink, and light blue stripes) designed by transgender activist and veteran Monica Helms in 1999 Artist Daniel Quasar combined both renderings to reimagine and re-design the Progress Pride Flag in 2018 The flags black and brown stripes represent marginalized LBGT communities of colour, community members lost to HIV/AIDS, and those currently living with AIDS Quasar reshaped the new flag colors into a chevron to represent a need for forward movement Quasar wanted to, “shift focus and emphasis to what is important in our current community climate.” Specifically, to draw attention to the need to center and support black and brown queer and trans people, as well as those living with AIDS
The Main Island at DCPL Showing a Large Progress Pride Flag and many smaller Progress Pride Flags on the side [Photo Credit: Amanda Moore]
A sign on the bookshelf says Cleveland Park Library celebrates all races, religions, genders, sexual orientations, countries of origin, and classes. Three additional pride rainbows are also on the bookshelf.
A Bookshelf in front of the Cleveland Park Library Meeting Room with Books Displaying Diverse Topics from LGBTQ+ Authors and Stories [Photo Credit: Amanda Moore]

This event showed we are still far from a society in protecting our LGBTQ+ community members. I have reached out to the library to ask how we can advocate for changing their current rules to protect everyone in the community. If you would like to work with me on this, please let me know!


Sauleh Siddiqui, Commissioner, ANC 3C05

Email: 3C05@anc.dc.gov

www.saulehanc.com

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Twitter: @saulehforanc


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