Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6C met on July 10 via WebEx. Commissioners Christy Kwan (6C01), Leslie Merkle (6C02, secretary), Jay Adelstein (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (6C04, chair), Joel Kelty (6C05, treasurer) and Patricia Eguino (6C06) were in attendance. Commissioner Tony Goodman (6C07, vice chair) was absent.
Resident Mary O’Neil asked for the commission’s assistance concerning ongoing issues related to a construction project at 1165 Third St. NE. O’Neil, who lives adjacent, is concerned about an outward swinging gate and unlicensed contractors working at the site.
Neighbors are continuously “spending time and energy submitting issues” about the project and asked commissioners for help, O’Neil stated.
Another neighbor echoed O’Neil’s concerns. There is not “meaningful enforcement action” at the site, he stated, adding, “There’s just so little faith that the owner is actually going to do any of this correctly. A number of neighbors are worried that this is going to be a disaster.”
Last year, ANC 6C sent a letter to the Department of Buildings (DOB) demanding the construction be completed within three years. The commission took no new vote on this matter.
“I would encourage both of our interlocutors to continue to speak,” Eckenwiler said of the project.
Other Matters.
The commission voted to:
• the District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) proposed installation of an in-street micromobility corral at Second and C Streets NE.
• request DDOT designate the 200 Block of C Street NE as resident-only, Residential Permit Parking (RPP);
• protest the class C tavern license application for L Vel Tu at 528 H St. NE on the grounds of peace, order and quiet;
• protest the application by Pot & Goods at 526 H St. NE for a cannabis internet retailer license, due to concerns about double parking along the streetcar route and its proximity to Everyday Plan N Learn Childcare Center at 816 6th St. NE;
• a Historic Preservation Application (HPA) for a two-story rear addition at 502 Constitution Ave. NE;
• protest the class A liquor license application for DC Fizz Liquor at 516 H St. NE in absence of sufficient review.
The commission does not meet in August. It will meet next on Sept. 11 at 7 p.m. via WebEx. Visit anc6c.org to learn more about the commission and to attend the meeting.
Sarah Payne is a reporter for Capital Community News. She can be reached at [email protected].
