As I mentioned this morning in Hill Buzz, there is a special call meeting on the Hine School on June 21st to see a presentation of the revised plans; hear the community’s reactions; and vote on a second resolution. The meeting will be at 7pm at The People’s Church, located at 535 8th St SE. […]
As I walk my dog in the evenings this June, and the sun sets later and later, there is a fair amount of commotion in the trees and about twenty of so feet in the air above us. There are the usual birds settling down for the evening, but the fluttering I see is a […]
We thought the redistricting issues were a done deal, but the City Council has decided to keep us on our toes. Last minute dealings seem to have resulted in Hill East staying in Ward 6; Kingman Park staying in Ward 7, despite their best efforts; and Reservation 13 becoming part of Ward 7. And don’t […]
A day before the first City Council vote on the proposed redistricting map that was released on May 26th, the lines have been redrawn again and it now looks like Hill East will stay in Ward 6. According to WTOP and Housing Complex (and a tweet from Councilmember Yvette Alexander), Reservation 13 and the DC […]
Guest post by Joe Weedon At 9:12 PM on May 25th, the Washington Post’s Mike DeBonis posted the proposed redistricting map for the District, moving Hill East into Ward 7. Within minutes of DeBonis’ post, my Facebook status proclaimed “Redistricting battle over, we lost Hill East but saved the schools.” I couldn’t have been more […]