NEWS: Full draft ANC 2B “Policies and Procedures Manual” for comment

A full draft of the revised ANC 2B “Policy & Procedures Manual” is available for review and comment here.  We would very much appreciate public comment.

The Policy & Procedures Manual is a guidebook for how the ANC carries on its business — including its practices and policies related to alcohol applications, zoning matters, historic preservation, and use of public space, as well as managing its internal business and workload.

NEWS: ANC 2B considering new grants policies/procedures

The ANC will be considering a new set of policies and procedures for providing grants.  In recent years, the ANC has provided grants on an ad hoc basis, and the draft policies and procedures would formalize and normalize how the ANC considers grants.

The new DRAFT grants policies and procedures are available here.  We welcome your comments and feedback.

The ANC’s Community Involvement Committee will be considering the grants program in mid-April, and the full ANC most likely in May.

NEWS: At-Large Candidates Forum – this Thursday 3/28/13 at 7:00pm

ANC 2B will be co-hosting a candidates forum for the special election for At-Large Council seat, along with the Dupont Circle Citizens Association and the Foggy Bottom Association.  The forum will be this Thursday, March 28th at 7:00pm at the American Cardiological College — the “Heart House” — located at 24th and N Streets, N.W.

The moderators will be Tom Sherwood and Mark Segraves.  Six of the seven candidates have already confirmed.

Please join us for this important event, and please mark your calendars for the special election on Tuesday, April 23rd.

NEWS: Historic Preservation Office seeking comment on draft “Preservation Plan 2016”

The Historic Preservation Office (HPO) is seeking public comment by April 30, 2013on their draft “Historic Preservation Plan 2016 – Enriching Our Heritage.”  The HPO’s press release is available here.  The draft preservation plan itself is available here.

 

 

NEWS: MuralsDC project looking for spaces for public art until April 15th

MuralsDC (www.muralsdcproject.com) — a joint project of the Department of Public Works and the DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities — is looking for sites for public murals to prevent graffiti.  Sites must be commercial and visible from the street, and susceptible to defacing by graffiti.  Owners must consent to the application.  Applications are due by April 15, 2013.  Full info is available at the website and also in this PDF file.